PRAYAGRAJ, April 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) is set to declare High School and Intermediate examination results on or before April 27, with final verification of marks currently underway. Data processing from all five regional centres-Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Varanasi and Meerut-is complete, and officials are conducting a final round of checks before announcing the results. Bhagwati Singh, UP Board secretary, said most of the result preparation work is complete, and the final tally is being cross-checked to avoid errors. "We are making efforts to declare the results on or before April 27, 2026. The official notification will be issued from the Board headquarters once the date is finalised after consultation with the government. All work is progressing on schedule, and cross-checking is underway to identify and rectify any discrepancies," he said. Board officials said that the evaluation of over three crore answer sheets by more than 1.40 lakh evaluators at 249 centres began on March 18 and was completed by April 4 within the deadline. The board had estimated around 20 days for processing and finalising results with the help of seven private firms handling data entry and related work. A budget of over Rs 1 crore has been earmarked for result preparation. At a processing cost of Rs 2.76 per student, payments to private firms are estimated at around Rs 1.5 crore. This year, 27,61,696 students registered for Class 10 examinations, while 25,76,082 candidates enrolled for Class 12 exams. Around 2.87 lakh students were absent during the examinations....