UP Board Exams 2026: Mass Cheating Racket Exposed; 3 Teachers Among 6 Arrested
The UP Special Task Force has arrested six individuals, including three teachers and a school manager's son, under the mass cheating racket in UP Board exam 2026. The group allegedly charged money to offer solved UP Board exam question papers. Meanwhile, CCTV cameras and DVRs were stolen from an exam centre in the Jaunpur area.
UP Board Exam 2026: Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) is conducting the class 10 and 12 board examinations for the academic session 2026. Right after the examination concluded, the integrity of UP Board Exams 2026 was questioned based on malpractice in the examination. The Special Task Force (STF) caught a mass cheating racket on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. The raid was conducted in the Mainpuri district, where officials arrested six individuals, including three teachers, caught promoting unfair means during the UP Board 2026 exam.
UP Board Exam 2026 Cheating Case: What's the Case?
The STF team caught a team that was allegedly operating in coordination with school staff. As per media reports, the racket involved charging students money (INR 5,000 per paper) to provide solved UP Board exam answer key 2026.
The STF team arrested individuals, including the son of a school manager and three teachers, who were allegedly involved in the UP Board 2026 cheating case. As per the reports, the STF recovered solved copies, mobile phones, and cash from the scene.
CCTV Cameras Stolen at Jaunpur Exam Centre
Commonly asked questions
UP Board releases the UP Board time table 2026 class 12 online on its website. The students can download the UP Board exam date 2026 12th online on the board's website at upsmp.edu.in. The students can find the direct link for UP Board time table 2026 class 12 pdf download on the homepage. The board also releases the UP Board exam date 2026 12th on its official Twitter account. We have also provided the UP Board date sheet 2026 class 12 on this page.
The board announced the UP Board exam date 2026 class 12 on November 5. UP Board 12 exams 2026 was conducted from February 18 to March 12, 2026. On the other hand, UPMSP class 12 practical exams took place in two phases. The first phase of UP 12th practical exams was conducted in the first week of February 2026 and the second phase from the second week of February 2026.
The students can visit the official website and check the option for UP Board time table 2026 class 12 pdf download. Apart from the official website, the board also provides the option to download the UP Board time table 2026 class 12 on its official Twitter (currently known as X) account.
UPSMP will also announce the UPMSP class 12 compartment exam date 2026 after releasing the UPSMP result.
The board announced the UPMSP class 10 pre-board exam dates 2026. According to the announced date, UP Board 10th pre-board exams 2026 were conducted from January 8 to 21, 2026. The schools must complete conducting the pre-board exams within the given time.
In a similar incident during the board exam 2026 Uttar Pradesh. A case of CCTV theft during UP board exam 2026 has been caught in the Jaunpur district. The security breach issue has been highlighted where CCTV cameras and digital video recorders (DVRs) were stolen from an examination centre. This sabotage has been related to potential mass cheating in the examination.
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