The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) which is one of the largest education boards, conducts the intermediate and higher secondary examinations for students studying under the Uttar Pradesh state board.
For the 2020 examination of classes 10 and 12 the UPMSP has released certain model test papers on their official website on the 30th of September. The official website is www.upmsp.edu.in where all the model papers are available for students to have a look at and download.
The UPMSP conducts the board and other examinations for over 50 lakh students every single year. This year it was one of the first education boards to have released the dates for the board examinations to be held in 2020. The class 10 board exams are supposed to begin from the 18th of February 2020 and end on the 3rd of March 2020.
| Release date of Model Test Papers | 30th September 2019 |
| Exam dates for Class 10 UP Board | 18th February 2020 to 3rd March 2020 |
| Exam dates for Class 12 UP Board | 19th February 2020 to 6th March 2020 |
The class 12 examinations, on the other hand, are slated to be conducted between 19th of February 2020 to the 6th of March 2020. There is not much difference in the dates of the two examinations.
Model test papers are extremely important and helpful for students, especially for those about to appear for board exams.
They provide insights to the students about the kind of questions they can expect, about the manner of distribution of marks, about the pattern of questions in a particular subject and about how a board paper is in general. On a lot of occasions, the questions from these model papers overlap with the ones in the actual board exam.
Going through and solving these model papers will be of great value to the students as they will gain confidence by having a clear idea. It will also add to the much-needed practice of time management. Students can time themselves while solving questions and get into the habit of writing swiftly but without making many errors.
Therefore, it is advisable to get the model papers printed as referring to the hard copy will be more convenient while practicing.
Here are the basic steps to access the model test papers- log on to the official website www.upmsp.edu.in and find the links for the model papers. Click on download and save or print them for further use.
Reportedly, the UPMSP has released the model papers (intermediate) for the following subjects- History, Geography, Sociology, Civics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Hindi and General Hindi. The model test papers for the remaining subjects are expected to be released soon.
For the High School examination, model papers for the following subjects are presently available- Social Science, Khudra Vyapar, Security, Automobile, ITITES, etc. Candidates are advised to stay put for further notifications and updates.