UP Class 12 English Question Paper 2026, Download Question Paper and Answer Key PDF

Last Updated: Feb 20, 2026, 17:30 IST

The UP Board Class 12 English exam was successfully conducted by the UPMSP on February 20, 2026. Following the exam, students are actively seeking the question paper, answer keys, and detailed analysis to evaluate their performance. A complete PDF of the question paper, along with expert solutions and a review of the difficulty level, is available here.

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The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) successfully concluded the UP Board Class 12 English exam today, February 20, 2026. The offline pen-and-paper exam was conducted in the afternoon shift, starting precisely at 2:00 PM and wrapping up at 5:15 PM. To help students comfortably navigate the literature and grammar sections, the first 15 minutes of the allotted time were dedicated as crucial reading time, allowing students to strategize before writing began.

With this major state board exam now officially over, students across Uttar Pradesh are eagerly searching for the question paper, detailed exam analysis, and expert answer keys to cross-check their responses and estimate their final scores. To support your post-exam evaluation, we will be providing the complete UP Board Class 12 English Question Paper 2026 PDF on this page shortly, along with accurate solutions and a comprehensive review of the paper's overall difficulty level.

UP Board Class 12 English Exam 2026 Key Highlights

Check the table below to know the Important pointers of the UP Class 12 English Exam 2026: 

Particulars

Details

Board

Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP)

Class

12

Exam Name

UP Class 12 Exam

Subject

English

Exam Time

2:00 PM to 5:15 PM (15 Minutes Reading Time) 

Exam Mode

Offline, Pen and Paper Based

Exam Date

20th February, 2026

Official Website

cbse.gov.in 

UP Class 12 English Exam Pattern 2025-26

The UP Class 12 English paper for the 2025–26 board exams will maintain the same structure and exam pattern as previous years, applying uniformly to English papers. There are no changes anticipated.

English Question Paper Structure

UP Class 12 English Question Paper 2026 PDF

The UP Class 12 English exam concluded at 5:15 PM, and the question paper for all sets is now available. Students, teachers, and parents can download the question paper PDF by clicking on the link below:

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UP Class 12 English Answer Key 2026

The UP Board Class 12 English question paper is provided here to help students in their exam preparation. The official answer keys will be uploaded soon. Students can solve these papers and later check the correct answers to know how well they are prepared. Stay connected with us for the latest updates and detailed solutions.

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UP Board 12th Next Important Exams

The UP Board Class 12th Exam 2026, conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) began in February 2026. The detailed schedule for the main subject examinations to be held today and in the coming days is given below.

Exam Date

Morning Shift

Evening Shift

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)

History

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)

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)

Economics

25--Feb -2026

Music singing, music playing, choreography

Chemistry, Sociology

26-Feb -2026

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

Geography

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