On the second day, opener Tanmay Srivastava had missed out on a hundred by a solitary run as UP held steady to reach 267 for five in their first innings of the four-day encounter.
Arish Alam (38) and Eklavya Dwivedi (23) were holding fort for the home side when stumps were drawn on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh 1st Innings: 267 for 5 (Tanmay Srivastava 99, Akash Verma 57; Waseem Raza 2-43).