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UP PGT Physics paper at a glance

Three quarters of the written marks sit in the Physics section, so the subject paper decides the outcome and the general knowledge block only separates candidates who are already close. The interview adds 40 marks on top of the 360-mark written paper, giving a 400-mark selection total; where two candidates tie, the notification orders written marks first, then interview, then graduation percentage, then training qualification percentage.

Dates and windows

This calendar is common to every one of the 26 subjects in Advertisement 06/2026; there is no separate Physics application window or Physics exam date, and the subject is simply a choice made inside the one form. Which of the two December days carries the Physics sitting has not been published.

What this means for your preparation

The commonest mistake among UP PGT Physics candidates is preparing at the level of the class they expect to teach. The eligibility is a postgraduate degree in Physics, and the paper is pitched at that level, not at the intermediate syllabus of the aided school. The second mistake is carrying over 2016 exam habits: that paper had no negative marking, and this one deducts a mark for every wrong or multiple response.

Ninety questions decide 270 marks

The Physics section is 90 of the 120 questions and 270 of the 360 written marks, as the Advertisement 06/2026 scheme sets out. There is no separate pedagogy paper and no language paper to fall back on, so nothing compensates for a weak subject section. The 30 general knowledge questions are worth 90 marks and, per the revised syllabus summary published by PW, cover Indian history and the freedom movement, physical and economic geography of India and Uttar Pradesh, the Constitution, economic planning, elementary science and Uttar Pradesh current affairs. Treat that block as a fixed, finite scoring area worth a fortnight of revision, and put the remaining time into Physics, where the marks actually are.

Postgraduate-level coverage, not intermediate

Testbook's subject guide describes the UP PGT Physics syllabus as running across classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, modern physics and atomic and nuclear physics, published as a subject-wise PDF rather than a short list. That is an M.Sc. spread, and the honest reading is that a candidate who has only revised intermediate Physics will meet questions on Lagrangian formulations, Maxwell's equations in media, statistical distributions and nuclear models that simply do not appear in a school textbook. Because this outline comes from a coaching source rather than the Commission, confirm the unit list against the official syllabus PDF on the UPESSC portal before fixing a study plan around it.

What negative marking does to a numerical paper

Physics is the subject in this family where a candidate is most likely to be half-certain: a derivation half-remembered, a numerical where two options are dimensionally plausible. Under the 2016 rules, marking all of those was free. Under Advertisement 06/2026 each correct answer is worth 3 and each wrong one costs 1, so an attempt is worth making only when the chance of being right is better than one in four. In a two-hour paper of 120 questions you have roughly a minute a question; the practical consequence is that time spent forcing a doubtful numerical is worth less than time spent banking a theory question you know outright.

132 posts, and what the old cut-offs suggest

Physics has 132 posts, 122 in boys' schools and 10 in girls' schools. It is a mid-sized subject in this recruitment, larger than Sociology at 84 or Psychology at 50 but half the size of Sanskrit at 264. Testbook and Adda247 both report 2016 Physics cut-offs of 412.97 for general category boys, 394.17 for OBC and 361.18 for SC, with 386.07 for general category girls. Those figures are from coaching sites, belong to the old 500-mark scheme with no negative marking, and are not directly comparable to the 400-mark structure now in force; they are useful only as a signal that Physics historically settled below Sociology and above Psychology.

Eligibility and the application mechanics

The post requires a postgraduate degree in the subject from a recognised university plus a B.Ed. from an NCTE-recognised institution, with age between 21 years as on 1 July 2026 and 62 years. Fees are 1,500 rupees for general, OBC and EWS candidates, 750 for SC and ST and 500 for persons with disabilities. One Time Registration on the UPESSC portal is a prerequisite, and candidates who leave it to the closing days of a window that ends on 17 October risk losing the cycle on a technicality. The advertised pay is Level 8, 47,600 to 1,51,100 rupees.

Common questions

How many UP PGT Physics vacancies are there in 2026?

Advertisement 06/2026 lists 132 Physics posts out of 2,607 Post Graduate Teacher vacancies, split as 122 in boys' aided schools and 10 in girls' schools. That makes Physics one of the mid-sized subjects in the recruitment, comparable to Chemistry at 185 and Biology at 130, and much larger than Psychology at 50. The subject-wise table appears in the notification issued by the Uttar Pradesh Education Services Selection Commission on 15 September 2026.

How many questions come from Physics in the UP PGT paper?

Ninety of the 120 objective questions are from the chosen subject, so a Physics candidate answers 90 Physics questions and 30 general knowledge questions in two hours. At 3 marks each, the Physics section is worth 270 of the 360 written marks. One mark is deducted for a wrong or multiple answer. A 40-mark interview is added to the written score, making the selection total 400 marks.

Is the UP PGT Physics syllabus at graduation or postgraduate level?

The eligibility is a postgraduate degree in Physics, and the paper is pitched accordingly. Testbook's syllabus guide describes coverage running across classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, modern physics and atomic and nuclear physics, issued as a subject-wise PDF. That is M.Sc.-level ground rather than the intermediate syllabus of the school the post sits in. Candidates should verify the unit list against the official syllabus document on the UPESSC portal, since the outline above comes from a coaching source.

Does UP PGT Physics have negative marking this year?

Yes. Under Advertisement 06/2026 each correct answer earns 3 marks and each wrong or multiple answer loses 1 mark. This is a change from the 2016 cycle, which ran 125 questions in 120 minutes with no deduction, as reported by GovtExamAlert. The practical effect on a numerical-heavy paper is that an attempt only pays when the chance of being right exceeds one in four, so eliminating two options before guessing matters.

What was the previous UP PGT Physics cut-off?

Testbook and Adda247 both report 2016 figures of 412.97 for general category boys, 394.17 for OBC and 361.18 for SC, with 386.07 for general category girls. Those numbers come from coaching sites rather than the Commission, and they belong to the old 500-mark scheme that carried no negative marking and weighted the written test at 85 per cent. They are not comparable to the current 400-mark structure and should be read only as a rough historical ranking.

When is the UP PGT Physics exam and is it on a separate day?

The written examination is scheduled for 15 and 16 December 2026. The schedule is shared by all 26 subjects in the recruitment, and the Commission has not published which of the two days carries the Physics sitting. Applications opened on 18 September 2026 and close on 17 October, with corrections allowed until 21 October. Subject choice is made inside the single common application form, not through a separate Physics notification.