UP Board Exams 2026: Class 10, 12 Exams begins today; about 53 lakh students to appear

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad on Wednesday began the UP Board examinations for 2026. The exams will be conducted in two shifts, first shift from 8.30 am to 11.45 pm and second shift from 2 pm to 5.15 pm across 8,033 centres in the state.

Which exam is today?

The Uttar Pradesh Board exams started on Wednesday with Class 10 and Class 12 appearing for Hindi paper.

The Class 10 Hindi paper will be held from 8:30 am to 11:45 am, while the Class 12 Hindi paper is scheduled to be held from 2 pm to 5.15 pm.

The examination, which begin on Wednesday, will conclude on March 12, 2026. 

How many students have registered?

A total of 53,37,778 students have registered for the UP Board High School and Intermediate examinations this year, which includes 27,61,696 class 10 and 25,76,082 class 12 students.

The examination, which will be held at 8,033 exam centres, includes 596  government, 3,453 aided-government and 3,984 self-financed secondary schools.

What are the guidelines issued by board?

• Students must carry their UP Board Admit Card 2026 along with a valid photo ID to their allotted examination centres for verification.
• Students are required to reach the centres at least 60 minutes before the examination.
• Candidates will not be allowed to exit the hall before the official end of the paper.

What about the precautions?

• UP Board Secretary Bhagwati Singh said that a list of 18 sensitive districts, 222 highly sensitive, and 683 sensitive examination centers has been submitted to the Special Task Force (STF) and the LTU, where special monitoring is in place. 
• Teams will also visit these centers twice during each shift to inspect them.
• A state level control roll in Lucknow will monitor the exam to curb malpractices.
• CCTVs with voice recorders, routers, DVRs and high-speed internet connections have been installed at all rooms in an examination centre, allowing live monitoring through webcasting.
• The state-level control room, along with the control rooms at all five regional offices and 75 district headquarters, will monitor the strong rooms as well as the examination online. 
• Candidates will be required to mark their roll number on each page.