UP Assistant Professor Syllabus 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) has started the registration process for the UP Assistant Professor recruitment 2026. The candidates who are planning to apply should know that there will be a written examination worth 360 marks that will be conducted by the commission followed by an interview. Therefore, the candidates who are going to appear for the examination should download the subject-wise syllabus pdf and start their preparation now. The exam dates are yet to be announced, but the candidates should not delay their preparation and chalk out a clear strategy based on the syllabus.
UP Assistant Professor Syllabus 2026 Highlights
The UP Assistant Professor examination will be conducted for a total of 42 subjects. The candidates who will qualify the written examination will be eligible to appear for the interview. Check the highlights in the table below:
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Details
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Recruiting Body
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Uttar Pradesh Education Services Selection Commission (UPESSC)
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Post Name
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Assistant Professor
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Advertisement No.
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04/2026
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No. of Vacancies
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1936
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Application Dates
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08 September to 07 October 2026
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No. of Subjects
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42
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Selection Process
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Written Examination > Interview
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Exam Mode
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Offline (OMR Sheet Based)
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Official Website
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www.upessc.up.gov.in
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UP Assistant Professor Exam Pattern 2026
One should understand the exam pattern clearly before proceeding to start their preparation. The exam pattern tells you about the sections, weightage of each section, marks per question, negative marking provision etc. The UP Assistant Professor written examination is of 360 marks for 120 MCQs i.e. +3 marks for each question. The Interview will be of 40 marks. The written examination consists of two parts- General Studies (common for all) and Subject-specific. Check exam pattern here:
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Written Exam
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No. of Questions
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Marks
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General Studies
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30
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90
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Subject Specific
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90
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270
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TOTAL
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120
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360
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There will be a provision for negative marking i.e. 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response. Therefore, the candidates should pay more attention while attempting the paper. The candidates will be provided 2 hours duration to complete the exam.
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UP Assistant Professor Syllabus 2026 Download PDF
The written examination consists of a total of 120 questions, where 30 questions will be asked from General Studies and the remaining 90 questions will be subject specific. The General Studies part will be common across all subjects. Candidates can download the syllabus pdf here.
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Syllabus PDF
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General Studies
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Military Science/Defence Studies
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Home Science
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Law
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Commerce
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Chemistry
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Botany
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Zoology
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Mathematics
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Physics
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Statistics
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Agricultural Economics
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Horticulture
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Animal Husbandry & Dairying
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Agri. Engineering
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Agronomy
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Genetics & Plant Breeding
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Agricultural Botany
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Agricultural Chemistry
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Entomology
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Agri. Extension
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Geology
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Agricultural Statistics
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UP Assistant Professor Selection Process 2026
The UP Assistant Professor selection process involves two stages- written examination and interview.
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Written Examination
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Interview
The candidates will have to appear for the written examination and then those who qualify the written test will be eligible to be called in for the interview. After the interview is done, the final merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the written test as well as in the interview.