UP Board practical exams 2026 from January 21 to February 5: UPMSP academic calendar 2025-26
Vagisha Kaushik | July 23, 2025 | 01:58 PM IST | 2 mins read
UP Board academic calendar 2025-26 is out on upmsp.edu.in. UP 10th, 12th Board exams 2026 will be held in February.
The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has announced the academic calendar 2025-26 for schools. Accordingly, UP Board exams 2026 will be held in the month of February 2026 and Class 10, 12 practical exams 2026 have been scheduled from January 21, 2026 to February 5, 2026.
The dates of pre-board exams 2026 have also been announced. Students can check the UPMSP academic calendar 2025 on the official website, upsmp.edu.in.
UPMSP has commenced the registration process for the UP Board Class 10, 12 exams 2026 for regular candidates. The last date for submission of applications for high school and Intermediate students is August 5.
Recently, the UP government launched a ' Learning by Doing ' programme in government schools across the state. In line with the National Education Policy 2020, the programme provides students from Classes 6 to 8 with practical training in diverse fields such as woodwork, metalwork, energy and environment, agriculture and horticulture, and health and nutrition.
UPMSP academic calendar 2025-26
The board has issued instructions regarding co-curricular activities in schools and other exams.
|
UP Board activities |
Scheduled Dates |
|
Start of the Academic Session |
April 1, 2025 |
|
Monthly Test (based on MCQs as per monthly syllabus) |
Second week of May 2025 |
|
Monthly Test (based on descriptive questions as per monthly syllabus) |
Last week of July 2025 |
|
Practical Exams for Half-Yearly Examination |
Last week of September 2025 |
|
Half-Yearly Written Examination (based on syllabus up to September) |
Second & Third week of October 2025 |
|
Uploading of Half-Yearly Exam Marks on Website |
By First week of November 2025 |
|
Monthly Test (based on MCQs as per monthly syllabus) |
Last week of November 2025 |
|
Monthly Test (based on descriptive questions as per monthly syllabus) |
Last week of December 2025 |
|
Completion of Syllabus for All Classes |
By First week of January 2026 |
|
Pre-Board Practical Exams for Class 12 |
Second week of January 2026 |
|
Pre-Board Written Exams for Classes 10 and 12 |
Third week of January 2026 |
|
Annual Exams for Classes 9 and 11 |
Third week of January 2026 |
|
Evaluation of Answer Sheets and Uploading Marks of Classes 9 and 11 Annual Exams on Website |
By Second week of February 2026 |
|
Board Practical Exams 2026 |
January 21 to February 5, 2026 |
|
Board Examinations |
February 2026 |
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