Lucknow, Feb. 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (UPBSE) 2026 High School and Intermediate Board examinations are set to commence from February 18 and continue till March 12, 2026.

This year, a total of 53,37,778 candidates are registered, including 27,61,696 high school students and 25,76,082 intermediate students, according to an official release.

To ensure a fair, transparent, and systematic conduct of the exams, the state has set up 8,033 examination centres, comprising 596 government schools, 3,453 aided-government schools, and 3,984 self-financed schools. Of these, 18 districts have been declared sensitive, 222 centres highly sensitive, and 683 sensitive, the release added.

Minister of State for Secondary Educat...