The notification prescribes relevant academic qualifications, an NCTE-recognized teaching qualification and a qualifying Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for the upper-primary level. Subject combinations and recognized alternative qualifications vary by post. Educational Qualification For the standard academic subjects, the notification generally specifies a Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in the relevant subject or a Postgraduate degree with at least 45% marks, along with B.Ed. from an NCTE-recognized course and the prescribed TET qualification. Certain subjects have additional or different conditions. Subject Prescribed Academic Requirement Hindi Graduation with Hindi as a subject (minimum 50%) or Postgraduation (minimum 45%), with Sanskrit studied at Intermediate level or the specified equivalent qualification. English Graduation with English Literature (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate qualification (minimum 45%). Mathematics Graduation with Mathematics (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate qualification (minimum 45%). Commerce Graduation in Commerce (minimum 50%) or Postgraduation in Commerce (minimum 45%). Music (Vocal) Prescribed Graduation/Postgraduation in Music, or the specified Music Visharad/Music Prabhakar route with the required degree. Sanskrit Graduation with Sanskrit (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate qualification (minimum 45%). Urdu Graduation with Urdu (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate qualification (minimum 45%). Home Science Graduation with Home Science (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate qualification (minimum 45%). Physical Education Graduation (minimum 50%) or Postgraduation (minimum 45%), together with the prescribed B.P.Ed. or B.P.E. qualification. Social Science Graduation (minimum 50%) with any two of History, Geography, Political Science and Economics, or the specified Postgraduate route involving a qualifying subject. Drawing / Art Graduation/Postgraduation in Art or Fine Arts with the prescribed minimum marks. Agriculture Graduation in Agriculture/Horticulture (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate qualification (minimum 45%). Sewing Graduation in Fashion Designing (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate qualification (minimum 45%). Dyeing Art Prescribed Graduation/Postgraduation and a recognized Diploma in Fine or Commercial Art with Dyeing Art, as specified. Science Graduation with Physics and Chemistry (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate route in either subject. Biology Graduation with Zoology and Botany (minimum 50%) or the prescribed Postgraduate route in either subject. Instrumental Music Prescribed subject-specific academic and professional qualifications under the official advertisement. Teacher Training and TET: Candidates must also satisfy the NCTE-recognized B.Ed. or other professional training requirement applicable to their subject and must have passed the Teacher Eligibility Test conducted for the upper-primary level (Classes 6 to 8) by the Government of Uttar Pradesh or Government of India, as specified in the notification. The table summarizes the main academic requirements. Applicants must check the exact subject-wise alternatives and combinations in Section 7 of Advertisement No. 07/2026 before applying.

The application fee depends on the candidate's category and must be paid online through Credit Card, Debit Card or Net Banking. Category Application Fee General / Unreserved, OBC, EWS and Others Rs. 1,000 SC / ST Rs. 500 Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Rs. 300 Fee Payment Last Date: 23 November 2026. Applicants should preserve the fee payment receipt. The notification specifies that the fee is not refundable or adjustable against another application where an incorrect application has been submitted.

The selection process is based on the merit of candidates in the 360-mark written examination, followed by the prescribed verification of educational qualifications, eligibility and supporting documents. Written examination consisting of objective-type questions. Preparation of merit based on written examination marks. Application of the prescribed tie-breaking rules, where necessary. Verification of original educational, teacher-training, TET and reservation certificates. Further selection and recommendation according to the Commission's rules. Where candidates obtain equal examination marks, the notification gives precedence to higher Graduation percentage, followed by training qualification percentage and then the older candidate, as applicable.