PRAYAGRAJ, March 24 -- The UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has announced the academic calendar for the 2026-27 session, introducing several new initiatives for students across over 29,000 government-run, government-aided and unaided schools functioning across the state.

As per the circular issued by UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh on Monday, schools will now hold a prayer assembly in English once a week. If a school also teaches another language, the prayer assembly will be conducted in that language once a week, wherever possible. During the assemblies, students will also be taught the pronunciation, meaning and usage of some difficult words appearing in the news read during the session.

The registration process for Class 9 ...