UPESSC Principal Syllabus 2026

2Overview

3Exam Pattern

4Subject-wise Syllabus

• ✦Current Affairs — state, national and international events, personalities, sports, science, technology and environment
• ✦Indian Polity, History, Economy & Geography — constitution, legal development of education, national movement, Indian economy, basic geography
• ✦ICT — uses of ICT, internet basics, educational technology
• ✦Indian Culture & Ethics — ancient Indian education, guru-shishya parampara, art & literature, values in institutions
• ✦Educational Scenario — universities after 1850, educational thinkers (Tilak, Gandhi, Malviya, Vivekanand, Tagore, Radhakrishnan, Kalam), education commissions, NEP
• ✦Higher Education System — institutions, distance education, regulators (UGC, NCTE, AICTE, NAAC, BCI, RCI)
• ✦Governance in U.P. — university bodies, service conditions, affiliation, exams, RTI, IQAC, anti-ragging, student elections
• ✦Acts & Rules — U.P. State Universities Act 1973, UPHESC Act, statutes & ordinances, UGC regulations
• ✦Financial Management — funding sources, college accounts, budget & audit
• ✦Rights & Duties of Principal — stakeholders, assets, academic excellence, discipline

5Marking Scheme & Selection

• ✦+3 marks for each correct answer
• ✦−1 mark for each wrong answer
• ✦Difficulty: 50% average, 30% difficult, 20% most difficult

6How to Prepare

1. 1Download the official syllabus PDF from the link below.
2. 2Note down the exam pattern: number of questions, marks and time.
3. 3Make a subject-wise study plan and practise previous year papers.