| Stands for Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test. | Stands for Central Teacher Eligibility Test. |
| Conducted by Uttar Pradesh Exam Regulatory Authority on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB). | Conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on behalf of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. |
| Conducted once a year. | Conducted twice a year. |
| It’s a state level eligibility test. | It’s a national level eligibility test. |
| Exam Centers allotted under jurisdiction areas of UP only. | Exam Centers allotted throughout India in almost every state and UTs. |
| Can become a teacher within UP. | Can become a teacher anywhere in India. |
| Held for Primary teachers (Class 1 to 5) and Upper Primary teachers (Class 6 to 8). | Held for Primary teacher (Class 1 to 5) and Elementary teacher (Class 6 to 8). |
| Can choose any two languages out of total 3 languages in which you wish to appear for UPTET. | Can choose any two languages out of the total 20 languages (one’s regional language also) in which you wish to appear for CTET. |
| 3 Subjects are : English , Hindi & Urdu. | 20 Subjects are : English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Panjabi, Marathi, Mizo, Manipuri, Khasi, Garo, Assamese, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Oriya, Nepali & Tibetan. |
| Maximum age must be upto 35years to appear in the UPTET Exam. | There is no maximum age limit to appear in the CTET Exam. |
| UPTET score can not be used for employment outside of UP. | CTET score can be used by state authority if no TET is conducted by the state. |
| All wages, perks & other benefits would be in accordance with the Govt. of UP rules. | All wages, perks & other benefits would be in accordance with the Govt. of India rules coupled with a bit of those state govt. where the school is situated. |
| Nowadays, no restriction on Validity Period of Score Card ie; valid for lifetime now. Earlier, it was valid for a period of 5years. | No restriction on Validity Period of Score Card ie; valid for lifetime. |
