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West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
Updated on 12th September, 2024 | 6 min read
The WBCHSE Board declared the West Bengal HS routine 2025 on 1st March 2025. The WBCHSE Exam 2025 is to be conducted between 3rd March 2025 - 18th March 2025 in offline mode.
WBCHSE declared the West Bengal 12th Result 2024 on 8th May 2024 at 1:00 PM on its official website.
WBCHSE exams for 12th board are conducted annually for the students specifically belonging to the state of West Bengal. WBCHSE, an autonomous organization is responsibly for conducting the WBCHSE Board Exams. It was founded in 1975. The board provides a prescribed syllabus, exam pattern, and books, eventually deciding the final dates for the exam. The syllabus covers all subjects and topics taught in class 12th. Above 8 lakh students appear for the 12th West Bengal Board, yearly. Students preparing to take the exam need to be thorough with the aforementioned details and refer to the previous year’s question papers to perform well in the exam. Students taking the exam must arrive at their respective examination centers half an hour before the exam time.
The MoE (Ministry of Education) has decided to organize Board exams twice in an year starting from the upcoming academic session 2025-26. The best score among the two exams will be considered. Class 11 and 12 students will have to opt for two languages with at least one necessarily being an Indian language. Students will be allowed to choose subjects irrespective of their streams (Science, Commerce, and Arts)
The table below mentions the important highlights for WBCHSE 2025:
| Particulars | Details |
| Full exam name | West Bengal Board 12th Examination |
| Short exam name | West Bengal 12th |
| Conducting body | West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
| Frequency of Conduct | Once every year |
| Exam level | Intermediate |
| West Bengal HS Exams 2024 | 16th February 2024 - 29th February 2024 |
| Exam duration | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Official website | wbchse.wb.gov.in |
| Address for WBCHSE (conducting body) | Vidyasagar Bhavan, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091 |
The WBCHSE Exam 2024 was conducted from 16th February 2024 to 29th February 2024 and the WBCHSE Result 2024 was declared on 8th May 2024. Therefore, the following table mentions the important dates for WBCHSE Exam 2025:
Dates | Event |
1st week March 2025 - 3rd week March 2025 | Conduct of WBCHSE 2025 Exams |
The eligibility criteria needed to appear for the WBCHSE Exam 2025 is as follows:
WBCHSE Board declares the WBCHSE Exam Syllabus on its official website in the starting of the academic session. The WBCHSE Syllabus 2024 includes the topics to be studies for the examination. Students should read and study in detail about these topics as refer to the previous years’ question papers while preparing for the exam. The topics are related to subjects of all three streams - Science, Commerce, and Arts. Students must complete the entire WBCHSE Syllabus and revise what they have studied.
Students appearing for the WBCHSE Exam need to follow the registration process which happens offline. Students can register and fill out the application form at their schools. The student must attach the necessary documents and pay the mandatory application fees and submit them to the school. The application forms are sent to the WBCHSE Board office by the schools for the next process. The registrations for West Bengal HS Exam are generally conducted in August. and end by the month of October. The students need to register before the final date. The students enrolled into institutions can register with the help of school administration whereas the private students have to register themselves on their own.
Regular candidates are dependent on the school administration for their WBCHSE registration. The steps to be followed are given below:
Private students need to register themselves by following the below-provided instructions:
The below steps are to be followed for downloading the WB HS application form:
The WBCHSE Routine (Date Sheet) has been released for the academic session 2024 - 2025. The table below can be referred to for the dates:
| Exam Dates | Subjects |
| 3rd March 2025 | Bengali (A), English (A), Hindi (A), Nepali (A), Urdu, Santhali, Odia, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi |
| 4th March 2025 | Healthcare, Automobile, Organised Retailing, Security, IT and ITES, Electronics, Tourism and Hospitality, Plumbing, Construction, Apparel, Beauty and Wellness, Agriculture, Power - Vocational Subjects |
| 5th March 2025 | Bengali (B), English (B), Hindi (B), Nepali (B), Alternative English |
| 6th March 2025 | Economics |
| 7th March 2025 | Physics, Nutrition, Education, Accountancy |
| 8th March 2025 | Computer Science, Modern Computer Application, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Environmental Studies, Health and Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts |
| 10th March 2025 | Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing, Philosophy, Sociology |
| 11th March 2025 | Chemistry, Journalism and Mass Communication, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, French |
| 13th March 2025 | Mathematics, Psychology, Anthropology, Agronomy, History |
| 17th March 2025 | Biological Science, Business Studies, Political Science |
| 18th March 2025 | Statistics, Geography, Costing and Taxation, Home Management and Family Resource Management |
Students need to follow the provided steps for downloading the routine for WBCHSE Exam 2025:
Step 1: Go visit the official website (wbchse.wb.gov.in.) for WBCHSE.
Step 2: Tap on the link for ‘Council Website’ after which the home page for the website will show up on the screen.
Step 3: Under the latest notifications, tap the link for 'HS Exam Routine 2025'.
Step 4: The PDF file for the Routine will appear on the screen. Press download.
West Bengal HS Admit Card 2025 is out before the examination dates. Students can visit the WBCHSE official website to download it. It is mandatory for students to carry their West Bengal HS admit card 2025 with them to the examination hall on the examination dates. Given below are the details that are mentioned on the WBCHSE Admit Card:
The West Bengal HS Exam Pattern is not fixed and is revised every year. The exam pattern includes MCQs, very short-answer questions, short-answer questions, and descriptive type questions. The question paper is divided into different sections and each of these sections carries different weightage. The details regarding WBCHSE Exam Pattern 2025 are mentioned in the table below:
| Subjects | Theory Marks | Project/Practical Marks | Total |
| Arabic, Bengali (A and B), Hindi (A and B), English (A and B), Alternative English, Nepali (A and B), Odia, Persian, Sanskrit, Santhali, Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Agronomy, Anthropology, Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing, Costing and Taxation, Education, Environment Studies, History, Journalism and Mass Communication, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology | 80 | 20 (Project) | 100 |
| Biological Science, Chemistry, Physics, Modern Computer Application, Computer Science, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, Nutrition | 70 | 30 (Practical) | 100 |
| Urdu | 100 | - | 100 |
| Music, Visual Art | 50 | 50 (Practical) | 100 |
| Health and Physical Education | 70 | 30 (Practical) | 100 |
WBCHSE declared the West Bengal 12th Result 2024 on 8th May 2024 on its official website. To view their WBCHSE Results 2024, the students need to follow the provided steps:
| Q. Where can I check my HS Results on WB Board? |
| Ans. Visit wbchse.nic.in for West Bengal 12th Result 2024. Enter roll no. and DOB, submit details, and check if correct. Download the WB Class 12 result 2024 and print it for future reference. |
| Q. What is the passing marks for WB HS 2025 Exam? |
| Ans. The WBCHSE Exam 2024 requires a minimum of 30% overall and 30 out of 100 marks in each subject for passing. |
WBCHSE Board Exams 2025 are to be held in March 2025. Students must be thorough with the syllabus and revise what they have studied to prepare well for the exams. Given below are some WB Board 2025 preparation tips which will surely help students appearing for the exam.
