Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education

Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education

State Education Board of Uttar Pradesh
Abbreviation	UPMSP
Nickname	Uttar Pradesh Board
Established	1921 (1921)
Type	State Government Board of Education
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Region served	Uttar Pradesh
Official language	Hindi English
Minister of Secondary Education	Gulabo Devi
Chief Secretary	Deepak Kumar, IAS
Secretary	Divya Kant Shukla
Parent organisation	Department of Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh Government
Staff	1,480+ (2025)
Students	Approx 60 Lakhs
Website	https://upmsp.edu.in

The Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य हाइ स्कूल और इंटरमीडिएट शिक्षा बोर्ड) is the Uttar Pradesh state government-administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination headquartered in Prayagraj, India. The examinations for the 10th and 12th standards are called the High School and Intermediate examinations, respectively. The High School and Intermediate examinations are conducted annually and simultaneously all over the state of Uttar Pradesh. The Board conducts the examinations and prepares the results for nearly 70,00,000 students. Classes mainly start from the 9th standard in the UP Board

History

The Board was set up in 1921 at Prayagraj by an act of United Provinces Legislative Council. It conducted its first examination in 1923. This Board is one in India that, from the very start, has adopted the 10+2 examination system. The first public examination after 10 years of education is the High School Examination, and after the 10+2 stage, there is the Intermediate Examination. Prior to 1923, the University of Prayagraj was the examining body of these two examinations.

External links

• Official website