UP Board Passing Marks 2026: Class 10 & 12 Minimum Qualifying Marks

UP Board Passing Marks 2026: Class 10 & 12 Minimum Qualifying Marks

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Garima SihagUpdated on 13 Nov 2025, 05:47 PM IST

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad decides the passing marks and grading system for the UP Board examination for Class 10th and 12th. The UP Board exams passing marks 2026 are 33% for both Class 10 and Class 12. This means that students need to score at least 33 marks out of 100 in each subject to pass the exam. For subjects with both a theory and a practical exam, students need to score 33% in both the theory and practical exams separately. The UP Board also follows a grading system, and students must obtain a grade of D or above in each subject to pass the exam.

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  1. UP Board Class 10 Passing Marks 2026
  2. UP Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2026
  3. What if the student fails the UP Board Exams 2026?
  4. UP Board Grading System
UP Board Passing Marks 2026: Class 10 & 12 Minimum Qualifying Marks
UP Board Passing Marks 2026: Class 10 & 12 Minimum Qualifying Marks

For the academic year 2024-25, 90.11% of students passed the UP Board 10th exam, and 81.15% of students passed the Class 12 UP Board exams. Students who fail two subjects are eligible to take UP Board compartment exams. Those who fail three or more subjects must retake those three subjects the following academic year. The UP Board's passing criteria for both theory and practical exams are detailed below.

UP Board Class 10 Passing Marks 2026

In UP Board Class 10, theory papers are worth 70 marks, with the remaining marks assigned to practical assessments, making it a total of 100 marks per subject. The UP Board Class 10 curriculum includes five subjects: Mathematics, Science, Social Science, English, and an additional language. Students must achieve a combined score of 33% across both theory and practical exams in each subject to pass.

Subjects

Theory marks

Theory Passing Marks

Practical marks

Total passing marks

Hindi

70

23

30

33

Elementary Hindi

70

23

30

33

Gujarati

70

23

30

33

Urdu

70

23

30

33

Punjabi

70

23

30

33

Bangla

70

23

30

33

Marathi

70

23

30

33

Assamese

70

23

30

33

Oriya

70

23

30

33

Kannada

70

23

30

33

Kashmiri

70

23

30

33

Sindhi

70

23

30

33

Tamil

70

23

30

33

Telugu

70

23

30

33

Malayalam

70

23

30

33

Nepali

70

23

30

33

English

70

23

30

33

Sanskrit

70

23

30

33

Pali

70

23

30

33

Arabic

70

23

30

33

Parsi

70

23

30

33

Maths

70

23

30

33

Home Science

70

23

30

33

Science

70

23

30

33

Social Science

70

23

30

33

UP Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2026

To pass the UP 12th Board exams 2026, students must achieve a minimum of 33% in both the theory and practical or internal marks of each subject. While most of the UP board 12th question papers are of 100 marks, some subjects have a 70, 60, or 50-mark theory paper combined with a 30, 40, or 50-mark practical exam, respectively. Check the subject-wise UP Board passing marks below:

Subject

Full Marks

Passing Marks

English

100

33

Hindi

100

33

History

100

33

Home Science

100

33

Mathematics

100

33

Political Science

100

33

Sanskrit Elective

100

33

Sociology

100

33

Urdu Core

100

33

Accountancy

100

33

Business Studies

100

33

Economics

100

33

Biology

70

23

Chemistry

70

23

Geography

70

23

Physics

70

23

Computer Science

60

20

Physical Education

50

20

What if the student fails the UP Board Exams 2026?

Students who do not achieve a minimum score of 33% are considered to have failed. Those who fail one or two subjects are eligible to take UP board compartment exams. The dates of which will be announced along with the main UP results. Students failing more than two subjects must repeat the academic year.

UP Board Grading System

The UP Board employs a grading system, ranging from A1 (highest) to E2 (lowest), to assess student performance in each subject. Check the UP Board grading pattern for both classes:

Grade

Percentage of marks

A1

91 - 100

A2

81 - 90

B1

71 - 80

B2

61 - 70

C1

51 - 60

C2

41 - 50

D

33 - 40

E1

21 - 32

E2

Less than 21


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What are the passing marks out of 70 in UP Board?
A:

To pass a UP Board exam where the theory paper is out of 70 marks, students need to score at least 33% of the total marks. 33% of 70 marks is 23 marks.

Q: Is UP Board 500 or 600 marks?
A:

The UP Board exams for both Class 10 and Class 12 are out of a total of 600 marks. This is because each exam consists of 6 subjects, and each subject carries 100 marks.

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Hello aspirant,

The UP Board Model Papers 2026 Class 10 were published by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP). The UP Board example paper 2025-26 class 10 must be downloaded and practiced by students getting ready for the UP Board 10th examinations in 2026 in order to understand the format of the final exam, the kind and difficulty of the questions, commonly asked questions, and more.

To download the question papers, you can visit our site through following link:

https://school.careers360.com/boards/upmsp/up-board-10th-model-papers

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Hello,

Here you can access UP Board 2026 Center List (UP-19) along with step-by-step process to check UP Board 2026 Centre List from the mentioned link below:

https://school.careers360.com/boards/upmsp/up-board-exam-center-list

Hope it helps.

Hello

The UP Board exam centre list for District 36 (Raebareli) is released by UPMSP.
It includes the names and codes of government and aided intercolleges selected as exam centres.
Centres are allotted to students based on their school and roll number.
The complete and official list is available in district-wise PDF format on the UP Board website. Some are:

Government Inter College, Deeh – A well-known government school that often serves as an exam centre.

S.D. Pandey Memorial Inter College, Deegha – A reputed inter college commonly allotted for board exams.

Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Government Model Inter College, Kunwar Mau – A modern government model school used as an exam centre.

CLICK HERE: LINK (It will help you to know all the details, and you can also access the centre list form here)

Hello,

The class 10 examination conducted by the UP board is very important for the students as the marks would help them choose their preferred stream in class 11. It would also prepare the students for medical and engineering competitive examinations.

Practicing the pyq question papers is a key method to succeed in the examination. It would help the students rectify their mistakes, improve their weak areas, time management, etc.

Check out the official website of Careers360 for the question papers. Question paper of every subject is available here. The site also provides preparation tips, information regarding the exam pattern, marking scheme, etc.

https://school.careers360.com/boards/upmsp/up-board-previous-year-question-papers-class-10-pdf-download

Thank you.

Hello

The UP Board Class 10 exam centre list is usually released a few weeks before the exams. Schools and students can check it on the official UP Board website. It helps you to know your exam centres and plan accordingly. The list is expected to be available around January–February 2026 for the upcoming exams.

https://school.careers360.com/hi/boards/upmsp/up-board-exam-center-list

You can visit the above link to access all the details and information.