UPESSC Assistant Professor Exam City Details 2026 Out: Exam on 19-20 November

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UPESSC Assistant Professor Exam City 2026

The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), Prayagraj, has issued the **Exam City / Exam District Notice for Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026 under Advertisement No. 04/2026** on 6 November 2026. The notice covers **1,936 Assistant Professor posts** in aided non-government degree colleges across Uttar Pradesh. The **written examination will be held on 19 and 20 November 2026**, in two shifts each day, at six divisional headquarters. Candidates can check the exam district allotted to them on the official website, upessc.up.gov.in, from 8 November 2026. The admit card will be available for download from 15 November 2026. Read the notification for eligibility, selection process, pay scale and all other information.

No fee is payable at the exam city stage. The application fee was payable during the application window, which ran from 8 September to 7 October 2026 and is now closed. The fee amounts for each category are as per the official notification, Advertisement No. 04/2026. Candidates who have already applied do not need to pay anything further to check their exam city or to download the admit card.

The recruitment is for Assistant Professor posts in aided non-government degree colleges in Uttar Pradesh. The total of 1,936 posts is divided between co-education colleges and women’s colleges.

The post-wise and subject-wise distribution of these 1,936 vacancies is as per the official notification, Advertisement No. 04/2026. Candidates should check the notification for the subject-wise break-up applicable to their own subject.

Candidates applying for the Assistant Professor posts must hold a Post Graduate qualification in the relevant subject, as prescribed in Advertisement No. 04/2026. The detailed educational qualification, including any requirement of NET, SET or Ph.D. as applicable to the post, is given in the official notification, and candidates must satisfy the eligibility conditions laid down there. Only candidates whose applications were accepted during the application window of 8 September to 7 October 2026 are eligible to appear for the written examination on 19 and 20 November 2026. Candidates should verify their eligibility against the notification before appearing for the examination, because eligibility is checked again at later stages of the selection process.

The age limit, the cut-off date for age calculation and the age relaxation applicable to reserved categories are as per Advertisement No. 04/2026. Candidates should read the notification for the exact age conditions applicable to their category.

Selected candidates will be appointed as Assistant Professor in Pay Level-10, with a pay scale of **Rs. 57,700 – 1,82,400**. Allowances and other service conditions are as per the rules applicable to Assistant Professors in aided non-government degree colleges in Uttar Pradesh. The exact pay and allowances are as per the official notification.

  1. Written Examination — OMR based, on 19 and 20 November 2026
  2. Interview — 40 marks
  3. Final merit on the basis of the written examination and interview, as per the official notification

The written examination is the first stage of selection. Candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for the interview, which carries 40 marks. The final selection is made as per the rules laid down in Advertisement No. 04/2026.

The written examination is an OMR-based objective test. It carries 120 objective questions for 360 marks, to be answered in 2 hours. The examination is held in two shifts each day — the morning shift from 09:30 to 11:30 and the afternoon shift from 14:30 to 16:30. The written examination is followed by an interview of 40 marks.

The subject-wise composition of the question paper, the marking scheme and any negative marking are as per the official notification and the instructions printed on the admit card. Candidates must read the instructions on their admit card carefully before the examination.

The written examination will be held at six divisional headquarters in Uttar Pradesh — Agra, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj and Varanasi. The exam district allotted to each candidate is published on the official website from 8 November 2026. The exact examination centre, with its address and reporting time, will be printed on the admit card, which will be available for download from 15 November 2026. Candidates must appear at the centre allotted to them and should reach the centre well before the reporting time printed on the admit card.

Carry the printed admit card and an original valid photo ID proof. Check every detail printed on the admit card — name, roll number, exam district, centre address, date and shift — before the examination day. Any discrepancy should be brought to the notice of the Commission through the official website.

  1. Go to the official UPESSC website at https://www.upessc.up.gov.in.
  2. On the homepage, look for the link related to Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026, Advertisement No. 04/2026.
  3. Click the link for the Exam City / Exam District Notice dated 06 November 2026.
  4. Check the exam district details published on the website from 08 November 2026.
  5. From 15 November 2026, use the admit card download link on the official website.
  6. Enter the details asked on the portal, such as registration number and date of birth, as per the instructions on the website.
  7. Download the admit card and check the exam centre, date and shift printed on it.
  8. Take a clear printout of the admit card and keep it safe for the examination day.

Interested candidates can read the full notification before applying.

Q1. When was the UPESSC Assistant Professor Exam City Notice 2026 issued?
The Exam City / Exam District Notice for Advertisement No. 04/2026 was issued on 6 November 2026, and the exam district details are published on upessc.up.gov.in from 8 November 2026.

Q2. What is the UPESSC Assistant Professor exam date 2026?
The written examination will be held on 19 and 20 November 2026, in two shifts each day — 09:30 to 11:30 and 14:30 to 16:30.

Q3. How many vacancies are there in UPESSC Assistant Professor Recruitment 2026?
There are 1,936 Assistant Professor posts — 1,564 in co-education colleges and 372 in women’s colleges — in aided non-government degree colleges.

Q4. When can I download the UPESSC Assistant Professor admit card?
The admit card will be available for download from the official website from 15 November 2026.

Q5. Where will the UPESSC Assistant Professor exam be held?
The examination will be held at six divisional headquarters — Agra, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj and Varanasi. Your allotted district and centre will be shown on the official website and on your admit card.

Q6. What is the exam pattern for UPESSC Assistant Professor 2026?
The written examination is OMR based, with 120 objective questions for 360 marks in 2 hours, followed by a 40-mark interview.

Q7. What is the pay scale for UPESSC Assistant Professor?
Selected candidates will be placed in Pay Level-10, Rs. 57,700 – 1,82,400, with allowances as per the applicable rules.

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Sources: UPESSC Advertisement No. 04/2026; Exam City / Exam District Notice dated 06 November 2026; upessc.up.gov.in.

We wish all candidates the best for their application.