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UP TGT Social Science Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026

Detail Information about UP TGT has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Social Science vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.

UP TGT Social Science Syllabus 2026 - Overview

 
Name of Department UP TGT
Name of Posts Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT)
Post Name TGT Social Science
Total Vacancies Notified Soon
Selection Process Written Exam, Interview
Apply Mode Online
Official Website http://pariksha.up.nic.in/

UP TGT Social Science Syllabus 2026

General Studies :-

Unit 1: Current Affairs:

(i) Current Events of State, National and International Importance.
(ii) Personalities in News.
(iii) Sports.

Unit 2: Indian History,Indian Polity, Indian Economy and Indian Geography-

(i) Indian History and Indian National Movement.
(ii) Indian Constitution and polity, Legal and Constitutional Development related with
 Educational System.
(iii) Indian Economy.
(iv) Basic Indian Geography, Population.

Unit 3: General Science, Information and Communication Technology:

(i) General Science, Technology and Environment in contemporary context.
(ii) Human Health and Hygiene - Vitamins, Minerals, Diseases, Deficiency diseases, Hormones and Enzymes.
(iii) Computer and Internet Terminology.
(iv) ICT uses.
(v) Development in Educational Technology. 

Conerned Subject (Social Science) : 

(A) Geography :-

(1)Physical Geography -

(a) Origin of the Solar System; Earth's shape and motions within the Solar System; effects of Earth's motions; Solar and Lunar eclipses; representation of Latitude and Longitude; determination of the location of any place on the globe; determination of Local and Standard Time; International Date Line-alignment and significance.

(b)Lithosphere - Rocks - Origin and types; Volcanic activity - types of volcanoes and their global distribution; Origin and global distribution of earthquakes; Distribution of continents and oceans; Mountains and their types; Global distribution of fold mountains; Major plateaus of the world and their types; Plains and river valleys; Processes of erosion and weathering; Davis's Cycle of Erosion; Processes of river valley degradation; Landforms formed in various stages through erosion and deposition by water, wind, glaciers, groundwater, and ocean water, Contour lines and the identification of major landforms using contour lines.

(c)Atmosphere - Composition and structure of the atmosphere; Insolation and factors affecting it; Horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature; inversion of Temperature; Air pressure belts and permanent winds; Important local winds; Precipitation processes Rain, frost, fog, etc.; Convectional, Orographic, and Cyclonic rainfall; Climatic regions of the world and their characteristics; Identification of symbols used in daily weather maps.

(d) Hydrosphere Relief features of the ocean bottom; Ocean temperature and salinity; Ocean currents - Origin, flow, direction, and impact on climate; Tides - Processes and theories of origin.

(e) Biosphere-Structure, types of vegetation and their global distribution and associated wildlife.

(2) Human Geography-

(a)Man-environment interrelationships and their theoretical analysis, the perspectives of Davis, Sample, Huntington, Vidal de la Blache, Brunhes, and Griffith Taylor; global population growth and distribution; human races; characteristic distinctions and distribution of the world's major human races Caucasoid and Mongoloid; primitive tribes of the world and their interrelationship with their respective habitats-with special reference to the Bushmen, Eskimos, Kirghiz, Bedouins, Maasai, and Semang.

(b) Human Settlements- Patterns of rural settlements and their relationship with the environment in the world's major natural regions; the world's major mega-cities-their location and significance.

(3) Economic Geography-

Geographical analysis of the world's major crops, production and producing regions of rice, wheat, cotton, sugarcane, sugar beet, tea, coffee, and rubber, global fishing, forestry, and dairy production; major energy and mineral resources-coal, petroleum, iron ore, manganese, bauxite, and copper, factors influencing the location of major industries globally, along with their production and distribution-iron and steel, cotton and synthetic textiles, paper, and oil refining industries; the world's major industrial regions; and the world's major trade routes and ports.

(4) Geography of India-

Location, extent, international boundaries and associated geo-political issues; the Indian Ocean-its economic and strategic significance; India's physiography; drainage systems; origin and characteristics of the Monsoon; climatic regions and their features; soils and natural vegetation; deforestation; problems of floods and soil erosion-and their solutions; Agriculture-food grain production, progress, and challenges; the Green, White, and Blue Revolutions; major crops-rice, wheat, sugarcane, pulses, oilseeds, tea, and 'Shri Anna' (Millets) their production, geographical distribution, and production trends; mineral resources and issues related to their exploitation; the energy crisis and its solutions; geographical distribution and production of coal and mineral oil; alternative sources of energy; multi-purpose river valley projects and associated environmental issues; manufacturing industries-location and distribution patterns of iron & steel, textile, sugar, paper, cement, and aluminium industries; population growth and distribution; population-related problems; major modes of transport in the country; transport routes and ports; foreign trade; major cities.

History :-

Pre Historic Cultures: The salient features of Palaeolithic age, Mesolithic age and Neolithic age.

Ancient Era: The salient features of Indus Valley Civilization, Society, Economy, Political Institutions, Religion and Philosophy during Vedic age.

Religious movements: Jainism, Buddhism, Bhagvatism, Shavism, Features of Bhakti.

Mauryan empire; Chandra Gupta Maurya, Bindusara, Ashoka, Mauryan administration, Art, Society.

Post-Mauryan Period: Shunga dynasty, Shakas, Kushana dynasty, Malvas and Satavahnas.

Gupta Empire; Chandra Gupta 1, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya, Kumar Gupta 1", Skand Gupta, Art (Temple Architecture), Society, Culture during Gupta period.

Post-Gupta Period: Harsha 'Shiladitya, Palas, Pratiharas, Chamans, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, The Political and Cultural history of Pallavas and Cholas.

The Muslim invasion in India, Indian resistance and the Impact of Muslim Invasion.

The major features of Delhi Sultanate with special reference to Kutubuddin Albak, Iltutmish, Razia and Balban.

Allauddin Khilji: Military achievements, Administration and Market system.

Tughlaq Dynasty: Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq, Mohammad Bin Tuglaq, Feruz Shah Tuglaq. Invasion of Timur, Bahmani Dynasty, Salyad and Lodhi Dynasty.

Mughal Dynasty: The life and achievement of Babar, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb.

The life and achievement of Rana Pratap, Chatrapati Shivaji.

Modern India (1858 to 1958 AD): The Causes, Nature and Impact of the War of Independence of 1857. The

impact of European rule on indian economy.
Indian Renaissance and Socio-religious movements in 19th century.
The Nature and impact of the Revolutionary Movements.
The contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in the National Movement.
Achievement of independence and India after Partition (till 1958 AD).
Main features of Indian Republic.

Economics :-

Economic Theory

Economics: Definition and Nature, Static and Dynamic analysis, Micro and Macro analysis.

Law of demand and Measurement of Elasticity of demand, Utility analysis.
Consumer's equilibrium through indifference curve, Price effect, Income effect, Substitution effect,
Revealed preference.
Law of variable proportions and Law of Returns to scale.
Production function
Iso-product curve analysis
Malthus and Theory of Optimum Population.

Theories of Price determination

Perfect competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic competition, Equilibrium of firm; Price-Output determination.

Distribution Theory

Classical and modern theory of rent.
Neo-classical and Keynesian theory of Interest.
Knight's theory of profit, Determination of wage in perfect and imperfect competition
Classical and Modern theory of rent
Neo-classical and Keynesian theory of interest

Money and Intemational Trade

Demand for money and supply of money
Value of money, Quantity Theory of money-Fisher and Cambridge approach.
Inflation, Reflation and Stagflation.
Functions of commercial banks, Credit creation.
Functions of central bank. Quantitative and Qualitative methods of credit control.
Monetary Policy

International trade

Comparative cost theory.
Policies of Free Trade and Protection.
Terms of Trade, Foreign exchange rate.
Balance of trade and Balance of Payments-Causes of imbalance and remedies.
Purchasing Power Parity Theory and Balance & Payments Theory.
International Monetary Fund,
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Asian development Bank 
World Trade organisation 

Public Finance

Revenue and Employment theory.
Private and Public finance.
Theory of Maximum Social Welfare.
Tax and Economic effects
Ability to Pay and Profit Theory
Justice in Taxes
Impact of Tax and Incidence of Tax
Objectives and Principles of public expenditure
Deficit Financing.
Burden and Redemption of Public Debt.
Fiscal Policy.
Sources of Revenue and Expenditure of Centre and states.
Classical and Keynesian Theory of Employment
Economic Systems: Capitalism, Socialion, & Mixed Economy
Indian Economy and Economic Development
Characteristics of Indian Economy.
Poverty and development.
Trends of population and population policy.
Distribution and structure of national income.
Small and Marginal farmers.
Problems of Agriculture and solution
Agricultural marketing
Problem of under-employment
Visible and invisible unemployment-Causes and remedies.

Problems of industrialisation

New Industrial Policy.
Micro, Small and Medium enterprises.
Role of Trade Unions in India, Industrial dispute

Foreien Trade and Economic Development

Structure of foreign Trade and recent trends
Import substitution
Economic development and economic progress
Reasons of low economic development
Stages of Rostow's economic development
Theories of economic development
Critical minimum effort theory
Measures of development
Economic planning in India

Civics :-

Civics: Definition, Nature, Subject matter and Scope.

State: Definition, Elements, Theories of origin of State

Political Concepts: Sovereignty, Law, Punishment, Rights, Liberty, Equality, Citizenship.

Democracy and Dictatorship.

Political Ideologies. Individualism, Liberalism, Fascism and Scientific Socialism.

Political Philosophers Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Bentham, J. B Mill, Karl Marx, Manu, Kautilya and Gandhi Government Parliamentary and Presidential, Unitary and Federal
Organs of Government Legislature, Executive and Judiciary Election Commission, Electoral reforms and Voting behaviour
Contribution of Gopal Krishna Gokhle, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehrru, Subhash Chandra Bose, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in Indian National Movement.
Sallent features of Indian Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive Principals of State policy
Union Government. Executive President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
Indian Parliament Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Indian Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Court.

State Government Governor and Chief Minister.
District Administration District Magistrate
Democratic Decentralization and Panchayati Raj

Challenges of Indian Democracy: Casteism, Regionalism and Communalism.

Political Party and Pressure Group
Indian Administration Bureaucracy, Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta

UP TGT Social Science Exam Pattern 2026

Duration : 120 Minutes

Negative Marking : 0.33

 
S.No Subject No.of Question Marks
1. General Studies  30 90
2. Concerned Subject (Social Science)  90 270
  Total 120 360

UP TGT Exam Date 2026 : Notified Soon
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