Archive · 17 Jan 2026
UP Board mandates vocational education from 2026
The UP Board has decided that students in Classes 9 and 11 will have to take vocational education starting in 2026.
This means they will learn skills like information technology, electronics, and beauty and wellness.
The goal is to help students get jobs after school.
Experts worked together to create these new courses, focusing on what industries need and the latest technology.
This change is meant to make school education more useful for getting a job.
UP Board makes vocational education compulsory for Classes 9 and 11 from 2026.
Vocational trades include information technology, electronics, apparel, beauty, and wellness.
Curricula developed by subject experts focus on current technological requirements and industry expectations.
Goal is to enhance students' employability by linking school education with job skills.
Subject committees have approved and submitted the new curricula for implementation.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board)
- What
- Mandated vocational education for Classes 9 and 11
- When
- Starting from the academic session 2026
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- To better link school education with employability
- Authority
- Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board)
- Classes Affected
- 9 and 11
- Implementation Year
- 2026
- Vocational Trades
- Information Technology, Electronics, Apparel, Beauty and Wellness
- Curriculum Focus
- Current technological requirements, industry expectations, and employability
