UP Govt Approves 326 New Posts in Allahabad High Court; UPTET Update
In a major administrative decision aimed at accelerating judicial work and reducing case pendency, the Uttar Pradesh government has formally approved the creation of 326 new posts across various ranks in the General Office Cadre of the Allahabad High Court. According to Nikhil Kumar Singh, General Secretary of the High Court Employees Officers Association, the newly sanctioned posts—approved under the first phase temporarily until February 28, 2027—include 177 posts of Review Officer (RO) and 58 posts of Assistant Review Officer (ARO), opening substantial recruitment and career-advancement avenues for government job aspirants across Uttar Pradesh. Alongside this key judicial staffing announcement in Prayagraj, two major education updates are drawing widespread attention across the state: the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) is preparing to challenge a single-bench Allahabad High Court order directing a revised UPTET 2026 result based on 148 questions, and admissions for the 2027–28 academic session at Atal Residential School in Sithauli, Mohanlalganj (Lucknow) will open on November 20, 2026. For job seekers, teaching aspirants, and families across Prayagraj, Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri, Raebareli, Sitapur, Unnao, Hardoi, Kanpur, Varanasi, and Gorakhpur, these three developments carry immediate practical significance.
Breakdown of 326 Newly Created Posts in Allahabad High Court
Issued via a formal government order, the creation of 326 posts in the General Office Cadre strengthens both registry supervision and ministerial operations at the Allahabad High Court. Following the issuance of the order, office-bearers of the High Court Employees Officers Association met Chief Justice Arun Bhansali in his chamber to convey their gratitude, with General Secretary Nikhil Kumar Singh noting that the association had pursued this demand for a long time with special support from the Chief Justice.
| Post Name (General Office Cadre) | Number of Sanctioned Posts | Tenure / Administrative Status |
| Review Officer (RO) | 177 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Assistant Review Officer (ARO) | 58 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Section Officer (SO) | 48 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Assistant Registrar | 17 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Deputy Registrar | 9 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Joint Registrar | 7 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Computer Assistant | 7 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Registrar | 3 Posts | Created temporarily under Phase-1 until February 28, 2027 |
| Total Sanctioned Posts | 326 Posts | Boosts registry efficiency and faster case disposal |
UPTET 2026 Revised Result Dispute: Commission Prepares Double-Bench Appeal
Meanwhile, legal proceedings surrounding the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET 2026) have entered a decisive phase. Earlier, a single bench of the Allahabad High Court—hearing a petition filed by Vijay Sonkar and three other candidates—ordered the exclusion of two disputed questions (Questions 36 and 37 of the master set) from evaluation and directed the recomputation of scores out of 148 questions instead of 150.
In the final answer key for the UPTET examination conducted in early July 2026 (whose results were declared on August 26, 2026), the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) had treated two answer options each as correct for Questions 36 and 37, awarding marks only to candidates who selected one of those two options. Holding that unequal evaluation violated fairness norms, the single bench ordered uniform re-evaluation across all affected candidates. The selection commission has now prepared to file a special appeal before a Division Bench (double bench) challenging the single-bench ruling.
Atal Residential School Lucknow Admissions for 2027–28 Start November 20
In another major education update for families in central Uttar Pradesh, the admission process for the 2027–28 academic session at Atal Residential School, Sithauli, Mohanlalganj (Lucknow)—operated by the Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board—begins on November 20, 2026. According to Assistant Labour Commissioner Mayank Singh, eligible students from all six districts of Lucknow Division—Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri, Raebareli, Sitapur, Unnao, and Hardoi—can apply either online or offline for admission to Class 6 and Class 9.
A total of 140 seats are available in Class 6 (equally divided into 70 seats for boys and 70 seats for girls), while Class 9 admissions will fill vacant seats in the residential campus. Under state welfare norms, free quality residential schooling is open to children of construction workers registered with the Labour Board, children orphaned or rendered destitute during the COVID-19 pandemic, and students eligible under the Chief Minister’s Bal Seva Yojana (General).
