Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad on Wednesday began the UP Workbench 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 wideness 8,033 centres in the state.
Which exam is today?
The Uttar Pradesh Board exams started on Wednesday with Matriculation 10 and Matriculation 12 seeming for Hindi paper.
The Matriculation 10 Hindi paper will be held from 8:30 am to 11:45 am, while the Matriculation 12 Hindi paper is scheduled to be held from 2 pm to 5.15 pm.
The examination, which uncork 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 Workbench High School and Intermediate examinations this year, which includes 27,61,696 matriculation 10 and 25,76,082 matriculation 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 siphon their UP Workbench Admit Card 2026 withal with a valid photo ID to their allotted viewing centres for verification.
- Students are required to reach the centres at least 60 minutes surpassing the examination.
- Candidates will not be unliable to exit the hall surpassing the official end of the paper.
What well-nigh the precautions?
- UP Workbench Secretary Bhagwati Singh said that a list of 18 sensitive districts, 222 highly sensitive, and 683 sensitive viewing centers has been submitted to the Special Task Force (STF) and the LTU, where special monitoring is in place.
- Teams will moreover visit these centers twice during each shift to inspect them.
- A state level tenancy roll in Lucknow will monitor the exam to prorogue malpractices.
- CCTVs with voice recorders, routers, DVRs and high-speed internet connections have been installed at all rooms in an viewing centre, permitting live monitoring through webcasting.
- The state-level tenancy room, withal with the tenancy rooms at all five regional offices and 75 district headquarters, will monitor the strong rooms as well as the viewing online.
- Candidates will be required to mark their roll number on each page.
