PRAYAGRAJ, July 31 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has revised its registration norms for private candidates appearing for the 2026 High School (Class 10) and Intermediate (Class 12) examinations.

According to the updated policy, schools designated as forwarding (registration) centres for private candidates can now register a maximum of 1,200 private candidates -- 500 for High School and 700 for Intermediate, state secondary education department officials confirmed.

The revised guidelines, issued on July 29 by Krishna Kumar Gupta, the special secretary (secondary education), allow for an increase in this limit under exceptional circumstances. With the recommendation of the district inspectors of schools (DIOS)...