UP Special TET 2026 for Serving Teachers — Exam on 3 November
The UP Education Service Selection Commission has advertised a Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Advertisement 03/2026) for teachers and special educators (CWSN) working in the state's Basic Education Department. Applications opened on 5 September 2026 and the exam is on 3 November 2026.
Key details
Useful links
Checked against upessc.up.gov.in on 12 Oct 2026.
Important dates
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Online registration (OTR) and applications open | Next upCompleted | |
| Last date to pay the online application fee | Next upCompleted | |
| Last date to correct the online application | Next upCompleted | |
| Examination | Next upCompleted |
About this notification
The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission has published an advertisement for a Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) — Advertisement No. 03/2026 — for teachers and special educators for children with special needs (CWSN) already working in the UP Basic Education Department, as the Commission’s press release describes it. The regular test for all eligible candidates is UPTET.
According to the Commission’s press release of 5 September 2026, applications are made at apply.upessc.org, and the key dates are:
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Online registration (OTR) and application open | 5 September 2026 |
| Last date to pay the online application fee | 4 October 2026 |
| Last date to correct the online application | 8 October 2026 |
| Examination | 3 November 2026 |
The fee window and the correction window have both closed. The press release does not state the fee, the eligibility conditions or the paper pattern; those are in the advertisement the Commission issued under its notice No. 1940, which we could not find on its website as a separate file.
A note on how this was checked: the press release is a scanned Hindi document, so the facts above were read from the image.