PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has proposed 8,033 examination centres for the 2026 High School and Intermediate exams, officials said late Wednesday night. The total rose after objections were addressed, leading districts to add 585 centres to the initial list.

Earlier, on November 30, the Board had released an online list of 7,448 examination centres, comprising 910 government schools, 3,484 government-aided secondary schools, and 3,054 unaided (self-financed) schools. Objections were invited from students, principals, parents, and school managements, drawing over 8,000 objections from all 75 districts, officials said.

To address the objections, the Board constituted district-level committ...