LUCKNOW, July 4 -- A total of 1,770,714 of the 1,994,661 registered candidates (88.77%) appeared for the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET-2026), conducted across 60 districts from July 2 to 4. During the examination, AI-enabled surveillance identified 44 impersonators, Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) chairman Prashant Kumar said on Saturday.

Kumar said the upper primary level examination was held in two shifts on July 2 and the first shift on July 3. Of the 1,211,459 registered candidates, 1,057,055 (87.25%) appeared for the examination.

The primary level examination was conducted during the second shift on July 3 and the first shift on July 4. Of the 783,202 registered candidates, 713,659 (91....