UP Board
About UP Board
The Secondary Education Council, Uttar Pradesh, is the highest institution in the world to conduct Prayagraj class 10 and 12th level examinations.
Historical Over View of UP Board : The Board was set up in the year 1921 at Prayagraj by an act of United Provinces Legislative Council. It conducted its first examination in 1923. This Board is one in India which, from the very start, had adopted 10+2 system of examination. The first public examination after 10 years education is High School Examination and after the 10+2 stage, there is Intermediate Examination. Prior to 1923, University of Prayagraj was the examining body of these two examinations.
Facts about UP Board
1.At present the Board is the biggest examining body in the World.
2.In view of the ever multiplying load of work in successive years, the Board had been experiencing considerable difficulty in controlling and conducting its activities centrally from Prayagraj.
3.There are four Regional Offices of the Board were established at Meerut(1973), Varanasi(1978), Bareilly(1981) and Prayagraj(1987) under the control of Regional Secretaries.
4.The head office still being at Prayagraj with Secretary as the overall executive head. Now Regional Office at Ramnagar (Nainital) has been separated from U. P. Board due to the creation of Uttaranchal as a new state w.e.f. 08-11-2000.
5.Presently , the Board is holding the examinations and preparing the results of nearly 64 lakh students.
Functions of UP Board
1.To grant recognition to aspiring school.
2.To prescribe courses and text books for High school and Intermediate level.
3.To conduct High school and Intermediate Examination.
4.To provide equivalence to the examinations conducted by other Boards.
About Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad
Number of Schools in UP- In Uttar Pradesh a few secondary schools are being governed by the Indian Council of School Education ( I.C.S.E. ) and Central Board of Secondary Education (C.B.S.E. ), but most of the Secondary schools seek recognition of the U.P. Board. At present there are more than 22,000 secondary schools recognized by the U.P. Board of High School and Intermediate Education. Administrative Setup: The Director of Education of the State is Ex-Officio Chairman of the Board. The Secretary of the Board is appointed by the State Government and there are eight other Ex-official members.
