Higher Secondary Education

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education looks after the education system in 10+2. Main office at Salt Lake, Kolkata along with 4 regional offices.

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Higher Secondary Examination (Old System) Routine, 2026

10:00 am to 1:15 pm (03 hours 15 minutes) Except Health & Physical Education, Visual Arts and Music for which time will be from 10:00 am to 12.00 noon (02 hours)
Higher Secondary (Semester IV) Examination Routine, 2026

12.02.2026 – Thursday – Bengali (A), English (A), Hindi (A), Nepali (A), Urdu, Santhali, Odia, Telugu, Punjabi. 13.02.2026 – Friday – English (B), Bengali (B), Hindi (B), Nepali (B), Alternative English.
Higher Secondary (Semester III) Examination Routine, 2026

Starts from 8th September, 2025. Ends on 22nd September, 2025. Dates are: 08.09.2025, 09.09.2025, 10.09.2025, 11.09.2025, 12.09.2025, 13.09.2025, 15.09.2025, 16.09.2025, 18.09.2025, 19.09.2025, 20.09.2025, 22.09.2025.
Semester System in Higher Secondary Level under WBCHSE

The Higher Secondary (Senior Secondary) or 10+2 Course will consist of four parts, i.e. Semester I, Semester II, Semester III and Semester IV.
Publication of Model Question Paper Books by WBCHSE, 2026

Model Question paper books based on the Semester IV syllabus have been published and this books will be available for sale at the Book Mart, Vidyasagar Bhavan and at the Regional Offices of the council from 27th of January, 2026.
Syllabus and Subject Combination offered by WBCHSE

Students have to select three (3) Compulsory Elective subjects & one (1) Optional Elective subject from any one of the following Sets of the subjects:
Semester-II, Practical and Project Examinations of Class-XI, 2025-2026

All Head of the Institutions to conduct Semester-II, Semester-I Supplementary, Practical and Project Examinations of the students of Class-XI (AY: 2025-2026) within March, 2026.
Syllabus of Class XI and XII (Bengali Medium) by WBCHSE

Detailed Syllabus (Bengali Medium) of Class XI and XII (H.S.) published by West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Arts, Commerce and Science stream.
Guidelines to Conduct H.S. Practical and Project Examinations, 2026

Higher Secondary Practical and Project Examinations (under Semester and Old Yearly System), 2026 will commence from 02/03/2026 and continue till 23/03/2026.
Calculation of Higher Secondary Percentage and Grand Total

The Grand Total may be calculated out of 500 marks considering marks awarded in two language subjects and three compulsory elective subjects.
Admit Card of Higher Secondary Examination, 2026 (Sem – III and IV)

The issuance of the Admit Card for the Semester IV Examination and the Supplementary Examination of Semester III through the Council Online Portal has been revised to be issued on 28.01.2026.
Instruction to the Invigilator of Higher Secondary Examination, 2025

There should be 01 (one) invigilator per block of 25 (twenty five) students subjected to a minimum of 02 (two) invigilators in each room/examination hall.
“Self-Attestation” instead of “Attestation by Gazetted Officers”

President of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education is pleased to order adoption of ‘self-attestation’ and ‘self-declaration’ in different activities with effect from 10.12.2014.
Maximum Permissible ON DUTY for Higher Secondary Exam, 2026

Number of maximum permissible “On Duty” that may be given to the teachers for performing their duties in H.S. Examinations, 2026.