Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) – Principal & Headmaster Recruitment

Recruiting Authority: Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), Prayagraj

Posts:

• Principal (Advt. No. 08/2026) – 1,475 vacancies
• Headmaster (Advt. No. 09/2026) – 1,172 vacancies

Total vacancies: 2,647 (all unreserved)

Eligibility:

• Citizens of India
• Must meet the qualification, experience and age conditions specified in each advertisement
• Candidates with benchmark disabilities (O.A., O.L., B., B.A., L.V., D., H.H., L.C., D.W., A.A.V., A.S.D., S.L.D., I.D., M.I., B.L., B.L.A., B.H. and M.D.Y.) are eligible for posts identified as suitable for their category

Application:

• Mode: Online only via One Time Registration (OTR) on www.upessc.up.gov.in
• Start date: 23 October 2026
• Last date to pay application fee: 22 November 2026
• Last date for corrections: 25 November 2026
• Note: Complete registration, application and fee payment on or before 22 November 2026

Job Location: Aided non‑government schools across Uttar Pradesh (school‑wise requisitions listed in the notifications)

Selection Process:

• The notifications do not specify a separate last date for submitting the application; candidates should ensure all steps are completed by the fee payment deadline.
• The number of vacancies may increase or decrease as per the notifications.

Additional Information:

• The requisition list includes posts related to Special Appeal No. 376/2026, already counted within the totals.
• Physical disability categories are defined in the notification (blindness, low vision, deafness, hard of hearing, locomotor disability, autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, mental illness, and multiple disabilities).
• A person with a disability can be appointed against an unreserved vacancy if the post is identified as suitable for that person's category of disability (Government Order dated 18 April 2022, point 5).