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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guidelines for Granting Leave during Higher Secondary Examination, 2026
Guidelines before sanctioning any kind of leave to teachers and non-teaching staffs during Higher Secondary Examinations – 2026 (Semester IV, Supplementary Exam of Semester III & Under Old Yearly/ Annual System) to be held from 12.02.2026 to 27.02.2026.
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.
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.