Updates as of September 22, 2026
Physical Education produced the lowest cut-off of any subject examined in this batch when UPESSC published subject-wise figures on 28 July 2026 for Advertisement No. 01/2022: 392 of 500 unreserved on boys'-school posts and 396 on girls'-school posts, against 456 for Mathematics and 488 for Music Vocal.
Adda247 (cut-off tables)Reported vacancy tables for that cycle show 170 Physical Education posts, 157 in boys' schools and only 13 in girls' schools. That 12-to-1 split is the most male-weighted roster among the four subjects tracked here and explains why the girls' cut-off sat four marks above the boys'.
Exampur Store (coaching source, sole source for the table)Eligibility runs through a specific professional qualification rather than a subject degree. Coaching compilations of the rule describe Intermediate with a C.P.Ed. certificate, or a B.P.Ed. together with a B.Ed. This is a diploma-or-degree route of a kind that does not exist in the academic subject papers.
Exampur Store (reported eligibility, not verified against the advertisement)Despite the nature of the post, no physical efficiency test, skill trial or practical stage is documented in any source we could reach. Selection at TGT level is the written objective paper followed by document verification, with no interview and no measured physical standard.
PW (Physical Education syllabus and pattern)For the coming cycle the paper is reported as recast to 120 questions for 360 marks, 90 from Physical Education and 30 from General Studies, three marks each over two hours on OMR. Published unit lists now include Khelo India, the Fit India Movement, TOPS and NEP 2020.
PW (subject-wise syllabus)The UP TGT Physical Education paper at a glance
| Component | Detail |
|---|---|
| Syllabus units | Eight, from history and principles through anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, psychology, health and rehabilitation, organisation and administration, training methods and yoga, to research methods and sport-specific rules |
| Physical Education questions | 90 of 120 in the revised scheme; the paper was previously 125 subject questions in full |
| Marks, time and mode | 360 marks at 3 each, 2 hours, offline OMR; negative marking reported by some outlets and denied by others |
| Physical test | None documented: no physical efficiency test, skill trial, practical or interview at TGT level |
| Posts last cycle | 170 reported: 157 boys' schools, 13 girls' schools |
| Unreserved cut-off last cycle | 392 of 500 boys, 396 of 500 girls, the lowest among Mathematics, Home Science, Music and this subject |
This is the one post in the group where the professional qualification, not the paper, is the barrier: a C.P.Ed. or B.P.Ed. is required on top of the usual B.Ed. Once past that gate, the written paper is the least competitive of the four, though it remains a graduate-level theory paper covering anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics and research method rather than coaching practice.
Dates and windows
| What | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Written examination, TGT Advertisement 01/2022 (all subjects) | 3 and 4 June 2026 | Closed |
| Subject-wise and category-wise cut-off released | 28 July 2026 | Confirmed |
| Final merit list, 2,982 posts | 29 July 2026 | Confirmed |
| Document verification for selected candidates | Following the merit list; schedule issued by UPESSC | Confirmed |
| Next TGT notification, from 17,740 posts identified | Awaiting approval of the eligibility amendment; no date announced | Tentative |
| UPESSC PGT Advertisement 06/2026 application window | 18 September to 17 October 2026 | Confirmed |
| UPESSC PGT written examination | 15 and 16 December 2026 | Confirmed |
This schedule is common to every subject in the Trained Graduate Teacher recruitment; Physical Education shares one notification, one application window and one examination date with Mathematics, Home Science, Music and the language papers. No additional physical test date exists in the calendar, because no such stage is documented for this post.
What this means for your preparation
Two assumptions cost candidates this post. The first is that a physical trial exists and that athletic background counts for something in selection: nothing in the sourced material describes a physical efficiency test, skill trial or practical for the Trained Graduate Teacher stage, and the entire merit is the written paper. The second is that the paper follows from coaching experience. It does not. Eight units of anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, measurement theory and research method carry the marks.
The qualification gate, not the paper, is the filter
Reported eligibility is Intermediate with a C.P.Ed. certificate, or a B.P.Ed. along with a B.Ed. That is a named professional qualification requirement absent from Mathematics or Home Science, where any relevant graduate degree plus a B.Ed. suffices, and it keeps the applicant pool small relative to the 170 posts on offer in the last cycle. It is also the requirement most likely to move: the commission is reported to be holding the next TGT round until an eligibility amendment is approved. Candidates holding a C.P.Ed. rather than a B.P.Ed. should read the amended wording before assuming the older route survives.
A 392 cut-off is the softest entry of the four
Unreserved Physical Education closed at 392 of 500 for boys' posts and 396 for girls'. Other Backward Classes stood at 384 and 380, Scheduled Caste at 368 and 360, and Economically Weaker Sections at 376 and 388. On a 125-question paper of four marks with no negative marking, 392 means 98 correct answers, roughly 78 per cent, against 91 per cent in Mathematics and 98 per cent in Music Vocal. That is genuine room to manoeuvre, and it changes the preparation calculus: full coverage of the eight units at moderate depth beats mastery of three units, because there is no need to chase a near-perfect paper.
Anatomy, physiology and biomechanics are where the marks concentrate
Published unit lists put four of the eight units squarely in the sciences: anatomy and physiology across the muscular, skeletal, respiratory, digestive, circulatory, endocrine and excretory systems; biomechanics with body planes, force, Newton's laws and lever systems; training methods for strength, endurance and speed; and tests and measurement with reliability, validity, physical fitness and motor ability testing and anthropometric measurement. These are the units that reward textbook study and where questions can be set precisely. A candidate whose background is playing and coaching rather than the B.P.Ed. theory papers should start here and allow the largest block of time for them.
The applied units move with government policy
The syllabus explicitly names Khelo India, the Fit India Movement, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme and NEP 2020, alongside the Olympic movement, yoga including asanas, pranayama and Surya Namaskar, national sports awards and sports personalities from Uttar Pradesh. These are the questions that change between cycles and that cannot be answered from an older textbook. The organisation and administration unit is similarly practical: league and knock-out tournament formats, programme planning, budgeting, intra-school competition and playfield markings and dimensions for more than a dozen sports. Learn the measurements as numbers, because that is how they are asked.
The girls'-school roster is the quiet constraint
Of 170 reported posts, 157 sat in boys' schools and 13 in girls' schools. Women applying in Physical Education therefore compete for thirteen positions across the state, which is why the girls' unreserved cut-off ran above the boys' at 396 to 392 even though the overall subject cut-off is the lowest in the family. The Economically Weaker Sections gap tells the same story in reverse direction of size, 388 for girls against 376 for boys. Before applying, check the boys' and girls' columns for Physical Education in the new advertisement rather than the subject total, because the two rosters behave like different examinations.
Common questions
Is there a physical fitness test for UP TGT Physical Education?
None is documented in any source we could reach. At Trained Graduate Teacher level the selection process is the written objective paper followed by document verification, with no interview, no skill trial and no measured physical standard; the interview stage belongs to the Post Graduate Teacher recruitment. Physical capability enters the process only through the qualifying certificate, the C.P.Ed. or B.P.Ed. If the coming advertisement introduces a physical test it would be a change from the last cycle, so read the selection-process clause when it is published.
What qualification is required for UP TGT Physical Education?
Coaching compilations of the rule describe Intermediate together with a C.P.Ed. certificate, or a B.P.Ed. with a B.Ed. One older summary mentions an Intermediate certificate from the Secondary Education Council, Uttar Pradesh. These are secondary descriptions rather than the advertisement text, and the commission is reported to be holding the next TGT round pending approval of an eligibility amendment that could alter which of these routes remains valid. Confirm against the published rule before applying, particularly if you hold a C.P.Ed. rather than a B.P.Ed.
What is the UP TGT Physical Education syllabus?
Published unit lists give eight units: history and principles of physical education including the Olympic movement, yoga and NEP 2020; scientific foundations covering growth, sports psychology, motivation, personality and learning; tests, measurement and evaluation including reliability, validity, fitness and motor ability tests and anthropometry; anatomy and physiology across the body systems; biomechanics and training methods; organisation and administration including tournament formats, budgeting and playfield markings; health education, nutrition, sports injuries, first aid and rehabilitation; and research methods including survey design, data collection and report writing.
What was the UP TGT Physical Education cut-off?
For Advertisement No. 01/2022, released on 28 July 2026, unreserved Physical Education closed at 392 of 500 on boys'-school posts and 396 on girls'-school posts. Other Backward Classes stood at 384 and 380, Scheduled Caste at 368 and 360, and Economically Weaker Sections at 376 and 388. This was the lowest subject cut-off among Mathematics, Home Science, Music and Physical Education. The paper was 125 questions of four marks with no negative marking, so 392 corresponds to 98 correct answers.
How many Physical Education posts does UP TGT have?
Reported subject-wise tables for the last completed cycle put Physical Education at 170 posts, 157 in boys' schools and 13 in girls' schools. That is comparable to Home Science at 179 and far below Mathematics at 533. The figures come from coaching compilations rather than a document we could fetch from the commission's own site, so treat them as indicative and check the next advertisement. A pipeline of 17,740 TGT posts overall has been reported, with no subject-wise split published yet.
Has the UP TGT pattern changed and does it affect Physical Education?
Reports describe a revised paper of 120 questions for 360 marks, 90 from the subject and 30 from General Studies, three marks each, two hours, offline on OMR, replacing the earlier 125 subject questions of four marks for 500 marks. Physical Education therefore loses 35 subject questions and gains a general section on current affairs, teaching aptitude, ICT, environment, history, geography, the Constitution and the economy. Sources disagree on whether wrong answers now attract a penalty at TGT level, so confirm the marking rule from the advertisement.
