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 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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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Reduced Syllabus and Question Pattern for Science Subjects (Class XI and HS Examination), 2022
Council is publishing the Reduced Syllabus and Question pattern for Science Subjects for Class XI Annual Examination 2022 and HS Examination 2022.
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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.
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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.