UP LT Grade Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Selection stages in the latest LT grade recruitment

1. Preliminary exam: an objective screening paper on general studies and your subject. Marks here only decide who moves on.
2. Mains exam: for shortlisted candidates of each subject. Reports describe it as a deeper, descriptive test of subject knowledge.
3. Document verification: your degree, B.Ed and category papers are verified before UPPSC declares the selection list.

Earlier LT grade rounds used a single written exam, so older guides may not mention a mains at all. The advertisement for your own cycle is what counts.

UP LT grade exam pattern for prelims

The paper is pen and paper with an OMR sheet. Every incorrect bubble wipes out one third of that item's marks; skipped items neither add nor subtract. Reports differ on whether each question carries one mark or two, which changes the total but not the 1 to 4 balance between GS and subject.

General studies topics in Part A

• Recent happenings across India and abroad
• Indian history and the struggle for independence
• Constitution, polity and how government works
• Geography of India
• Economic and social development, environment
• General science
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Basic Hindi and English grammar at secondary level

Thirty questions is a small block. Aim for steady accuracy here using class 9 and 10 NCERT books and a few months of current affairs, and save your real hours for Part B.

LT grade English syllabus and Hindi syllabus

The subject part is set at graduation level. Here is the UP LT grade English syllabus, followed by Hindi, the two subjects most people ask about.

English

• Grammar: tenses, narration, voice, conditional sentences, concord, transformation and synthesis of sentences
• Phrasal verbs, idioms, vocabulary and usage
• Literature: major poets, dramatists, essayists and novelists from Shakespeare's age to the modern and post-colonial periods, literary forms and terms
• Comprehension, translation between English and Hindi, letter and dialogue writing

Hindi

• Shabd rachna and vakya rachna, vartani and vakya shuddhi
• Muhavare, lokoktiyan, paryayvachi and vilom shabd, one word for many
• Alankar, ras, chhand, sandhi and samas
• Hindi sahitya ka itihas: eras, kavi, lekhak and their famous rachnayen

Other subjects

Posts are also advertised in Sanskrit, Urdu, maths, science, social science, computer, commerce, agriculture, home science, art, music and physical education, each with its own syllabus annexure.

LT grade mains syllabus: what the second stage adds

The mains is where you prove depth. Since UPPSC publishes its scheme with each advertisement, take the paper list and marks from there. In general, expect questions that ask you to explain concepts in your subject, write answers in a structured way, and show the kind of command a teacher of classes 9 and 10 needs. Practise writing 150 to 200 word answers on core topics of your subject while preparing for prelims, so the switch after the prelims result is not abrupt.

The same subject depth also helps with the UP TGT syllabus, which covers similar classes in aided schools, and the UP PGT syllabus if you hold a postgraduate degree.

A 14 week plan for the subject heavy paper

• Weeks 1 to 6: your subject, unit by unit, from graduation textbooks; two units a week with MCQ practice at the end of each.
• Weeks 1 to 10 (daily, 40 minutes): one GS area at a time, plus a weekly current affairs review.
• Weeks 7 to 10: previous UPPSC subject papers, chapter wise; mark what keeps appearing.
• Weeks 11 to 14: timed two hour mocks of the full paper, and short written answers twice a week for the mains.

LT grade syllabus in Hindi

एलटी ग्रेड सहायक अध्यापक भर्ती उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग कराता है। प्रारंभिक परीक्षा में 150 वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न दो घंटे में करने होते हैं। इनमें 30 प्रश्न सामान्य अध्ययन के हैं, जैसे इतिहास, राजव्यवस्था, भूगोल, विज्ञान, तर्कशक्ति और समसामयिकी। बाकी 120 प्रश्न उस विषय से आते हैं जिसके लिए आपने आवेदन किया है, जैसे हिंदी, अंग्रेजी, गणित या सामाजिक विज्ञान। हर गलत जवाब से उस प्रश्न के तिहाई अंक घट जाते हैं। प्रारंभिक परीक्षा में चुने गए अभ्यर्थी मुख्य परीक्षा देते हैं, जिसमें विषय की गहरी समझ परखी जाती है। मुख्य परीक्षा का पूरा ढांचा आयोग के विज्ञापन में देखें।