UP Class 12 English Question Paper 2026, Download Question Paper and Answer Key PDF
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.
Key Points
- UP Board Class 12 English exam was held on February 20, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM.
- Question paper PDFs and answer keys will be available soon for evaluation.
- Next UP Board Class 12 exams are scheduled for February 21, 2026.
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 |
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:
UP Class 12 English Question Paper 2026, Download PDF |
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.
Q1. Reading Passage Questions
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a) Gandhi’s great aim in life was to improve the condition of poor and suffering people and to help them without using force.
b) He helped the poor and suffering by trying to find out about their condition and aiding them in every possible way without using force.
c) The farm workers crowded around him because they saw him as a friend who had come to help them, which was something new to them.
d) The police ordered Gandhi to leave the place because he refused to obey the law, which they wanted him to follow.
e)
i) calmly
ii) reward
iii) The court did not know what judgment to give in such a case, and so let him go free.
UP Class 12 English Answer Key 2026 (Link Active Soon) |
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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