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The problematic equation: Maths drags down UP Board results as nearly 4.5L students fail
A scrutiny of the subject-wise marks in the results declared on Thursday shows that a total of 4,49,932 candidates failed specifically in Mathematics this year.
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In the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) High School and Intermediate Examinations-2026, Mathematics proved to be the most difficult subject for students. At both the High School (Class 10) and Intermediate (Class 12) levels, the highest percentage of students failed the subject. Officials concede that fewer students passed Mathematics compared to the overall average results for Classes 10 and 12.
A scrutiny of the subject-wise marks in the results declared on Thursday shows that a total of 4,49,932 candidates—3,64,588 students in Class 10 and 85,344 in Class 12—failed specifically in Mathematics this year.
Out of 27,61,972 registered candidates in High School, 23,52,181 (90.42%) passed this time. Data shows that among the 19,84,265 students who opted for Mathematics in Class 10, 16,05,035 (81.29%) passed, while 3,64,588 failed. In Science, out of 27,58,848 registered candidates, 22,98,929 (83.98%) passed, while 4,38,689 failed.
Intermediate results for Mathematics were similarly disappointing. While the overall pass percentage for registered students (25,75,460) was 80.38% (19,98,317 passed), only 77.69% of the 3,98,628 students who took Mathematics passed (2,97,185), with 85,344 failing.
Further scrutiny reveals that among those who took History, 1,80,214 (77.17%) passed out of total 2,47,346 students, while 53,324 failed in it. In Intermediate, 2,57,052 students failed in Physics and 2,67,797 in Chemistry. In Biology, 1,56,177 students could not pass.
Over 5.81 Lakh students failed in Hindi alone
In the UP Board exams, as many as 5,81,703 students failed in their mother tongue, Hindi.
In High School, out of 27,56,211 registered candidates in Hindi, 23,45,182 (85.74%) passed, while 3,89,911 failed in it. This clearly shows that the pass percentage in High School Hindi was also below average.
In Intermediate, out of 17,54,881 students who opted for General Hindi, 15,64,161 (93.85%) passed and 1,02,448 failed. Meanwhile, among 7,44,695 students who took Literary Hindi, 6,10,577 (87.24%) passed, while 89,344 failed.
English also proved tough for over 6.4 lakh students
In Class 10, out of 26,78,815 students who took English, 22,62,518 (85.11%) passed, while 3,95,952 failed in it.
In Class 12, out of 22,29,043 students who appeared for English, 19,84,810 (89.04%) passed, while 2,44,233 failed.
