PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 1 -- The Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, or UP Board, will introduce a major curriculum overhaul starting from the 2026-27 academic session, which begins April 1, 2026, by making vocational education compulsory for Class 9 students. All students seeking admission to Class 9 in UP Board-affiliated schools will have to choose at least one vocational subject.

By 2030, the Board will also restructure the Intermediate (Class 12) examination. Students in the Humanities, Commerce and Science streams will appear for six subjects instead of five, while Agriculture students will take seven subjects instead of six, with a vocational subject added as a mandatory component.

UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh announced that the Board will ...