The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) released the UP Board Class 12 practical exam dates 2026 on December 16. The practical exams will be conducted in two phases: Phase 1 from January 24 to February 1, 2026, and Phase 2 from February 2 to February 9, 2026.

The UPMSP 12th exams 2026 will be conducted from February 18 to March 12, 2026. Earlier, UPMSP revised the board exam schedule. As per the updated date sheet, Class 12 Hindi and General Hindi papers will be held on February 18, 2026, in the afternoon shift (2:00 pm to 5:15 pm), while the Intermediate Sanskrit paper has been rescheduled to March 12, 2026 (2:00 pm to 5:15 pm). 

  • UP Board 12th Exams will be conducted for 3 hours and 15 minutes.
  • The exams will be conducted in two shifts: morning (8:30 AM to 11:45 AM) and evening (2 PM to 5:15 PM).

Each exam will be conducted for a total of 100 marks, divided into theory and practical as per the subject. UP Board Class 12 Exam Pattern is expected to remain the same for the session 2025-26. 

UP Board Class 12 Exam Highlights

UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026: Highlights

Students can refer to the table below to know the key highlights of UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026:

Particulars Details
Name of the Board Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP)
Name of the Exam UP Board Intermediate Exams 2026
UP Board Class 12 Time Table Release 11 November 2025
UP Board Class 12 Practical Exam Dates

January 24 to February 1, 2026 (1st Phase)

February 2 and 9, 2026 (2nd Phase)

UP Board Class 12 Theory Exam Dates 18 February, 2026
UP Board Class 12 Compartment Exam July 2026
Mode of Exam Offline
Official Website https://upmsp.edu.in/
UP Board Class 12 Academic Calender

UP Board Class 12 Academic Calendar 2026

You can check the academic calendar for UP Board Class 12 2025-26 session from the table below: 

Dates Particulars
April 1, 2025 Beginning of the Academic Session
Last week of September 2025 Half-yearly Practical Exams
Second & Third week of October 2025 Half-yearly Theory Exams
By the first week of November 2025 Uploading of Half-yearly Exam Marks
By the first week of January 2026 Completion of Syllabus (Class 12)
Second week of January 2026 Pre-board Practical Exams
Third week of January 2026 Pre-board Theory Exams
January 24 to February 1, 2026 UP Board Class 12 Practical Exams – Phase 1
February 2 to February 9, 2026 UP Board Class 12 Practical Exams – Phase 2
18 February 2026 to 12 March 2026 UP Board Class 12 Theory Exams
July 2026 UP Board Class 12 Compartment Exams
UP Board Class 12 Time Table

UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026

UP Board exams for class 12 will be held from 18 February to 12 March 2026. Students can refer to the table below to know the subject-wise UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026. 

UP Board Exam Date 2026 Class 12 Science 

Exam Date

Morning Shift (8:30 am to 11: 45 pm)

Evening Shift (2 pm to 5:15 pm)

18-Feb -2026

-

General Hindi, Hindi

20-Feb -2026

English

23-Feb -2026

Biology, Mathematics

24--Feb -2026

General Basic Subject (For professional category) Agricultural Agronomy (Agronomy) - First Paper - (for Agriculture Part-1) Agricultural Agronomy (Agronomy) - Sixth Paper (for Agriculture Part-2)
 

25--Feb -2026

Music singing, music playing, choreography

Chemistry

26-Feb -2026

Agriculture physics and climate science (Part -1), Agricultural zoology VII (For Agriculture Part - 2)

27-Feb -2026

Physics, Military Science

28-Feb -2026

Agriculture Engineering paper - IV, Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science paper IX (For agriculture part 2)

Painting (drawing), Painting (technical), Painting

9-Mar-2026

Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Oriya, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali

10-Mar-2026 General Basic Subject (For professional category) Agricultural Agronomy (Agronomy) - First Paper - (for Agriculture Part-1) Agricultural Agronomy (Agronomy) - Sixth Paper (for Agriculture Part-2
11-Mar-2026

Pali, Arbi, Farsi

12-Mar-2026 Computer Sanskrit

UP Board 12th Arts Exam Date 2026

Exam Date

Morning Shift (8:30 am to 11: 45 pm)

Evening Shift (2 pm to 5:15 pm)

18-Feb -2026

-

General Hindi, Hindi

19-Feb -2026

Civics

20-Feb -2026

- English

21-Feb -2026

History

25--Feb -2026

Music singing, music playing, choreography

Sociology

26-Feb -2026

Geography

28-Feb -2026

Painting (drawing), Painting (technical), Painting

7-Mar-2026

Anthropology
9-Mar-2026

Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Oriya, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali

Psychology, Tarkashastra
11-Mar-2026

Pali, Arbi, Farsi

12-Mar-2026 Computer Sanskrit

UP Board Exam Date 2026 Class 12 Commerce

Exam Date

Morning Shift (8:30 am to 11: 45 pm)

Evening Shift (2 pm to 5:15 pm)

18-Feb -2026

-

General Hindi, Hindi

19-Feb -2026

Sewing, Cast Craft, Fruit and food preservation, cookery, garment making and decoration, mixing and dyeing. Baking and Confectionery, Textile Design, Knitting Technology, Training in Nursery Teaching and Child Management, Library Science, Multipurpose Health Workers (Including Medical Laboratory Technology), Colour Photography, Radio and Colour Television, Automobiles, Bee Keeping, Dairy Technology, Sericulture, Seed production technology, crop protection service, nursery, soil conservation, accountancy and auditing, banking, shorthand and typing, marketing and salesmanship, secretarial system, insurance, co-operatives, typing in Hindi and English, printing, pottery, artificial organs and limbs Technology, Embroidery, Hand Block Printing & Vegetable Dyeing, Metal Craft, Computer Technology & Maintenance, Repair & Maintenance of Home Electrical Appliances, Retail Trade, Security, Mobile Repairing, Tourism & Hospitality, ITITES, Health Care- First Question Paper (Only for Vocational Education Class I)

20-Feb -2026

English

21-Feb -2026

Fruit and food preservation, cookery, garment making and decoration, mixing and dyeing. Baking and Confectionery, Textile Design, Knitting Technology, Training in Nursery Teaching and Child Management, Library Science, Multipurpose Health Workers (Including Medical Laboratory Technology), Colour Photography, Radio and Colour Television, Automobiles, Bee Keeping, Dairy Technology, Sericulture, Seed production technology, crop protection service, nursery, soil conservation, accountancy and auditing, banking, shorthand and typing, marketing and salesmanship, secretarial system, insurance, co-operatives, typing in Hindi and English, printing, pottery, artificial organs and limbs Technology, Embroidery, Hand Block Printing & Vegetable Dyeing, Metal Craft, Computer Technology & Maintenance, Repair & Maintenance of Home Electrical Appliances, Retail Trade, Security, Mobile Repairing, Tourism & Hospitality, ITITES, Health Care- First Question Paper (Only for Vocational Education Class I)

23-Feb -2026

Fruit and food preservation, cookery, garment making and decoration, mixing and dyeing. Baking and Confectionery, Textile Design, Knitting Technology, Training in Nursery Teaching and Child Management, Library Science, Multipurpose Health Workers (Including Medical Laboratory Technology), Colour Photography, Radio and Colour Television, Automobiles, Bee Keeping, Dairy Technology, Sericulture, Seed production technology, crop protection service, nursery, soil conservation, accountancy and auditing, banking, shorthand and typing, marketing and salesmanship, secretarial system, insurance, co-operatives, typing in Hindi and English, printing, pottery, artificial organs and limbs Technology, Embroidery, Hand Block Printing & Vegetable Dyeing, Metal Craft, Computer Technology & Maintenance, Repair & Maintenance of Home Electrical Appliances, Retail Trade, Security, Mobile Repairing, Tourism & Hospitality, ITITES, Health Care- First Question Paper (Only for Vocational Education Class I)

24--Feb -2026

Economics

25--Feb -2026

Music singing, music playing, choreography

27-Feb -2026

Fruit and food preservation, cookery, garment making and decoration, mixing and dyeing. Baking and Confectionery, Textile Design, Knitting Technology, Training in Nursery Teaching and Child Management, Library Science, Multipurpose Health Workers (Including Medical Laboratory Technology), Colour Photography, Radio and Colour Television, Automobiles, Bee Keeping, Dairy Technology, Sericulture, Seed production technology, crop protection service, nursery, soil conservation, accountancy and auditing, banking, shorthand and typing, marketing and salesmanship, secretarial system, insurance, co-operatives, typing in Hindi and English, printing, pottery, artificial organs and limbs Technology, Embroidery, Hand Block Printing & Vegetable Dyeing, Metal Craft, Computer Technology & Maintenance, Repair & Maintenance of Home Electrical Appliances, Retail Trade, Security, Mobile Repairing, Tourism & Hospitality, ITITES, Health Care- First Question Paper (Only for Vocational Education Class I)

28-Feb -2026

Painting (drawing), Painting (technical), Painting

7-Mar-2026

Fruit and food preservation, cookery, garment making and decoration, mixing and dyeing. Baking and Confectionery, Textile Design, Knitting Technology, Training in Nursery Teaching and Child Management, Library Science, Multipurpose Health Workers (Including Medical Laboratory Technology), Colour Photography, Radio and Colour Television, Automobiles, Bee Keeping, Dairy Technology, Sericulture, Seed production technology, crop protection service, nursery, soil conservation, accountancy and auditing, banking, shorthand and typing, marketing and salesmanship, secretarial system, insurance, co-operatives, typing in Hindi and English, printing, pottery, artificial organs and limbs Technology, Embroidery, Hand Block Printing & Vegetable Dyeing, Metal Craft, Computer Technology & Maintenance, Repair & Maintenance of Home Electrical Appliances, Retail Trade, Security, Mobile Repairing, Tourism & Hospitality, ITITES, Health Care- First Question Paper (Only for Vocational Education Class I)
9-Mar-2026

Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Oriya, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali

10-Mar-2026

Business Studies - (for Commerce stream)

11-Mar-2026

Accountancy- (for Commerce stream), NCC

Pali, Arbi, Farsi

12-Mar-2026 Computer Sanskrit
UP Board Class 12 Practical Exam

UP Board Class 12 Practical Exam Dates 2026

UPMSP announced the separate UP Board 12th date sheet 2026 pdf for practicals. The students can check the UPMSP 12th practical date 2026 below:

Phase and Zones

Dates

Phase 1 - Agra, Saharanpur, Bareilly, Lucknow, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Faizabad, Azamgarh, Devipatan and Basti

Jan 24 to Feb 1, 2026 (except Jan 29 and 30)

Phase 2 - Aligarh, Meerut, Moradabad, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi and Gorakhpur

Feb 2 to 9, 2026

UP Board Class 12 Compartment Exam

UP Board Class 12 Compartment Exam Dates 2026

UP Board conducts compartment exams for those students who fail to clear one or two subjects in the first attempt. The UPMSP 12th compartment exams 2026 will be held in July 2026, tentatively. Till then, students can refer to the table below to know the UP Board Class 12 Compartment Exam 2026 tentative dates.

UP Board 12th Compartment Exam Date 2026 UP Board 12th Compartment Exam Timing
July 2026 2 am to 5:15 am
Steps to Download UP Board Class 12 Time Table

How to Download UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026 PDF?

Students can follow the steps given below to download the UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026 PDF:

Step 1: Visit the official UPMSP website: upmsp.edu.in.

Step 2: Scroll down to the ‘Important Information and Downloads’ section on the home page.

Step 3: Click on the link ‘UP Board 12th Time Table 2026’.

Step 4: UP Board Time Table 2026 PDF of class 12 will open up on the screen.

Step 5: Download the PDF and save it for your board exams.

UP Board Class 12 Time Table Details

Details Mentioned in UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026

UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026 will be released in a PDF file around November/December 2024. Students will find the following details in UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026:

  • Name of the Board
  • Class Name
  • Year
  • Day and Date of the Exams
  • Exam Timings
  • Subjects
  • Important Instructions

Students can check the sample image of the UP Board Class 12 Time Table 2026 below for reference:

UP Board Class 12 Instructions

UP Board Class 12 Exams 2026: Important Instructions

Students should carefully read the important instructions mentioned in the UP Board Exam Date 2026 PDF. The instructions are as follows:

  • Students should reach the examination center 30 minutes before the scheduled time to check the seating arrangement.
  • Students should not carry any personal belongings like bags, study materials, etc. on the exam day. They will not be allowed to carry these things inside the exam room.
  • Carrying UP Board Class 12 Admit Card and school ID card on the day of the exam is compulsory for students.
  • All the particulars on the answer sheets shall be filled by the students only under the guidance of the invigilator.
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Ques. When will UP Board exam dates 2026 for class 12 be released?

Ans. UP Board class 12 date sheet has been released on 11th November 2025.

Ques. When will UP Board 12th Exams 2026 be conducted?

Ans. The theory exams for UP Board Class 12 will be held from 18 February 2026.

Ques. What are the dates for UP class 12 practical exams in 2026?

Ans. The UP Board 12th practical exams 2026 will be held in two phases. The first phase will be from January 24 to February 1, 2026, and second phase will be held between February 2 and 9, 2026

Ques. What to do if I fail in one or two subjects in UP Board 12th Exams 2026?

Ans. Students who fail in one or two examinations can appear for UP Board 12th compartment exam conducted by the board.

Ques. Where can I check UP Board class 12 timetable 2025-26 in Hindi?

Ans. Students can check UP Board 12th Exam Date 2026 PDF in Hindi from the official website upmsp.edu.in