WBCHSE Board Exam 2025

Roumik Roy

Updated on - Feb 7, 2025

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is going to reopen the online enrollment process for the West Bengal HS Exam 2025 from February 12, 2025. Students will be able to apply through this extended process by February 13, 2025, by paying a late fee. Apart from this, the West Bengal HS admit card 2025 for Class 12 board exams is expected to be released on February 7, 2025.

The board has already announced the exam routine on its official website. As per the timetable, the WB HS Board Exam 2025 will be conducted from March 3 to 18, 2025. The exam will be held in the morning shift from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

The WBCHSE 12th results will be announced by June 10, 2025, via press conference. Students who will appear for the West Bengal HS exams 2025 can check and download their scorecards from the official website - wbresults.nic.in.

The West Bengal HS syllabus 2025-25 has been modified by adding three new vocational subjects - banking and financial services and insurance (BFSI), food processing and telecom (TELV). These papers will be conducted for 100 marks, of which 70 will be for theory and 30 will be for practical. Furthermore, the board has also removed the Punjabi, Gujarati, and French subjects.

West Bengal HS Exam 2025 Important Dates

All updates regarding the West Bengal HS exams 2025 are updated on the board's official website. The important dates and highlights of the WBCHSE HS exam 2025 are mentioned below.  

West Bengal HS Exam 2025 Highlights
Conducting Authority West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE)
Particulars Details
West Bengal HS registration Opening Dates December 2, 2024
West Bengal HS registration close Dates (without late fee) December 16, 2024
West Bengal HS registration Opening Dates (with late fee) December 18, 2024
West Bengal HS registration close Dates (with late fee) February 13, 2025 (Reopened)
West Bengal HS practical exam dates December 2 to December 31, 2024
West Bengal HS admit card release date February 7, 2025
West Bengal HS theory exam dates March 3 to 18, 2025
West Bengal HS result announcement date By June 10, 2025
West Bengal HS results in revaluation 15 days from the date of the declaration of the result
West Bengal HS compartment exam date July 2025 (tentative)
West Bengal HS compartment result date August 2025 (tentative)

West Bengal HS Registration Form 2025

The WBCHSE HS registration form 2025 closed on December 16, 2024. However, as per students' and parents' requests, the board has reopened the online enrolment process for West Bengal HS exam 2025. Students can register online with late fees from February 12 to 13, 2025.

The school authorities should assist candidates while filling out the West Bengal HS application form 2025. Only registered candidates can get admit cards to sit for the board exam.

How to Download West Bengal HS Registration Form 2025?

The West Bengal HS Registration Form 2025 is available on the official website. The steps to download the enrollment form are illustrated below below:

  • Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website - wbchse.wb.gov.in
  • Step 2: They must search for the "HS Registration form 2025" link on the right side of the home page.
  • Step 3: Students can download and save the enrollment form.
  • Step 4: They can take a printout of the enrollment form, fill it out, and submit it.

West Bengal HS Routine 2025

The West Bengal HS routine 2025 is available and includes subject-wise exam dates, timing, venue, and exam day instructions. From December 2 to December 16, 2025, the practicals for Vocational Subjects, Music, Visual Arts, Health & Physical Education will be conducted whereas from December 2 to December 16, 2025, students can submit the practical & project marks for general subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and others.

The West Bengal class 12th exams will be conducted from March 3 to 18 2025 in pen and paper mode. The West Bengal HS exams 2025 will be conducted in the morning shift from 10 AM to 1:15 PM with an extra 15 minutes to read the question paper.

The official subject-wise West Bengal HS Routine 2025 is as follows. 

West Bengal HS Time Table 2025
Exam dates Subjects
March 3, 2025 Bengali (A), English (A), Hindi (A), Nepali (A), Urdu, Santhali, Odia, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi
March 4, 2025 Health Care, Automobile, Organised Retailing, Security, IT and ITES, Electronics, Tourism & Hospitality, Plumbing, Construction, Apparel, Beauty and Wellness, Agriculture, Power-Vocational subjects
March 5, 2025 English (B), Bengali (B), Hindi (B), Nepali (B), Alternative English
March 6, 2025 Economics
March 7, 2025 Physics, Nutrition, Education, Accountancy
March 8, 2025 Computer Science, Modern Computer Application, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Environmental Studies, Health and Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts
March 10, 2025 Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing, Philosophy, Sociology
March 11, 2025 Chemistry, Journalism and Mass Communication, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, French
March 13, 2025 Mathematics, Psychology, Anthropology, Agronomy, History
March 17, 2025 Biological Science, Business Studies, Political Science
March 18, 2025 Statistics, Geography, Costing and Taxation, Home Management and Family Resource Management

West Bengal HS Admit Card 2025

The West Bengal HS admit card 2025 is expected to be released on February 7, 2025. School heads will download and distribute the West Bengal HS 2025 admit cards to students. Only private candidates can download their admit cards from the official website - wbchse.nic.in. 

Students must review all the details in the West Bengal HS Admit Card 2025 such as the student's name, roll number, registration number, subject code, and other guidelines. Without the admit cards, students will not be allowed to enter the exam center. 

West Bengal HS Syllabus 2024-25

Subjects such as Punjabi, Gujarati, and French subjects have been discontinued from the academic year 2024-25. In the WBCHSE syllabus 2024-25, three new vocational subjects such as have been added. 

The WBCHSE Syllabus 2024-25 includes chapter-wise topics with a marking scheme. Students must review and complete the whole syllabus as the board exam question papers will be curated completely based on the recent syllabus.

West Bengal HS Subjects 2025

Students have to choose three compulsory elective subjects and one optional elective subject from three sets and they can also opt for the vocational subjects, provided below.

Set I

  • Physics (PHYS) / Nutrition (NUTN)
  • Chemistry (CHEM)/ Geography (GEGR)
  • Economics (ECON) / Anthropology (ANTH)  / Science of Well-Being (SOWB)
  • Mathematics (MATH) / Agriculture(AGRI)
  • Biological Science (BIOS)
  • Statistics (STAT) / Psychology (PSYC)
  • Computer Science (COMS) / Modern Computer Application (COMA) / Environment Studies (ENVS) / Health & Physical Education (HPED) / Visual Arts (VISA) / Music(MUSC)
  • Cyber Security (CBST) / Artificial Intelligence (ARTI) / Data Science (DTSC)
  • One Vocational out of 13 subjects [(1) It & Ites (ITEV), (2) Automobile (ATMV), (3) Organised Retailing (ORTV), (4) Security (SEUV), (5) Health Care (HLCV),, (6) Electronics (ELTV), (7) Tourism & Hospitality (THLV), (8) Plumbing (PLBV), (9) Construction (CNSV), (10) Apparel (APLV), (11) Beauty & Wellness (BWLV), (12) Agriculture (AGLV) & (13) Power (POWV)] ,(14) Banking Financial Services & Insurance (BSIV) ,(15) Food Processing (FDPV), (16) Telecom (TELV) offered by Council which may be selected as optional elective subject only.

Set II

  • Accountancy (ACCT)
  • Business Studies (BSTD)
  • Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing (CLPA) / Statistics (STAT)
  • Costing and Taxation (CSTX)
  • Economics (ECON) / Science of Well Being (SOWB) / Applied Artificial Intelligence (APAI)
  • Modern Computer Application (COMA) / Environment Studies (ENVS) / Health & Physical Education (HPED) / Visual Arts (VISA) / Music(MUSC)
  • Mathematics (MATH)
  • One Vocational out of 13 subjects [(1) It & Ites (ITEV), (2) Automobile (ATMV), (3) Organised Retailing (ORTV), (4) Security (SEUV), (5) Health Care (HLCV),, (6) Electronics (ELTV), (7) Tourism & Hospitality (THLV), (8) Plumbing (PLBV), (9) Construction (CNSV), (10) Apparel (APLV), (11) Beauty & Wellness (BWLV), (12) Agriculture (AGLV) & (13) Power (POWV)], (14) Banking Financial Services & Insurance (BSIV) ,(15) Food Processing (FDPV), (16) Telecom (TELV) offered by Council which may be selected as optional elective subject only.

Set III

  • Political Science (POLS) / Biological Science (BIOS)
  • Education (EDCN) / Nutrition (NUTN)
  • Journalism & Mass Communication (JMCN) / Sanskrit (SNSK) / Persian (PRSN) / Arabic (ARBC) / Mathematics (MATH) / Agriculture (AGRI)
  • Philosophy (PHIL)
  • Sociology (SOCG)
  • Economics (ECON) / Anthropology (ANTH) / Science of Well Being (SOWB)  / Applied Artificial Intelligence (APAI)
  • History (HIST) / Phychology (PSYC)  / Statistics (STAT)
  • Geography (GEGR) / Human Development & Resource Management (HDRM)
  • Music (MUSC) / Visual Arts (VISA) / Health & Physical Education (HPED) / Modern Computer Application (COMA) / Environment Studies (ENVS)
  • One Vocational out of 13 subjects [(1) It & Ites (ITEV), (2) Automobile (ATMV), (3) Organised Retailing (ORTV), (4) Security (SEUV), (5) Health Care (HLCV),, (6) Electronics (ELTV), (7) Tourism & Hospitality (THLV), (8) Plumbing (PLBV), (9) Construction (CNSV), (10) Apparel (APLV), (11) Beauty & Wellness (BWLV), (12) Agriculture (AGLV) & (13) Power (POWV)], (14) Banking Financial Services & Insurance (BSIV) ,(15) Food Processing (FDPV), (16) Telecom (TELV) offered by Council which may be selected as optional elective subject only.

Subjects in Language Group:

The subjects in the language group are shown below.

First Language Second Language
English (ENGA) Bengali (BNGB) / Hindi (HINB) / Alternative English (ALTE) / Nepali (NEPB)
Bengali (BNGA) / Hindi (HINA) / Nepali (NEPA) / Urdu (URDU) / Santhali (SANT) /  Odia (ODIA) / Telegu (TELG) / Gujarati (GJRT) / Punjabi (PNJB) English (ENGB)

West Bengal HS Exam Pattern 2024-25

Students can review the West Bengal HS exam pattern 2024-25 on the official website for subjects under all streams - Commerce, Science, and Arts streams, including language-based subjects. WBCHSE Board will conduct the West Bengal HS exam 2025 based on the revised the exam pattern.

A thorough review of the West Bengal HS Exam Pattern 2024-25 will help students to know about the marking scheme marking scheme, duration, and type of questions asked in the exam. The subject-wise marking scheme is as follows.

West Bengal HS Marking Scheme 2025-25
Streams Subjects Theory Marks Practical Marks
Compulsory Subjects Bengali 80 20
English 80 20
Science Physics 80 20
Chemistry 80 20
Biology 80 20
Computer Science 80 20
Mathematics 80 20
Commerce Accountancy 80 20
Business Studies 80 20
Economics 80 20
Arts History 80 20
Geography 80 20
Philosophy 80 20
Sociology 80 20
Others Urdu 80 20
Health Science 80 20
Music 80 20

West Bengal HS Exam 2025 Preparation Tips

A solid preparation strategy will guide students to get better marks in the West Bengal HS exam 2025. Some of the preparation tips to follow while referring to these WBCHSE textbooks are mentioned below. 

  • Candidates must create a schedule that allows enough time for all subjects on their course schedule and an additional hour for self-evaluation.
  • There must be short breaks between study sessions to prevent repetition.
  • Making quick notes when studying for the West Bengal HS exam will enable students to refer to them later when reviewing. 
  • Candidates should also study through mock exams and WB HS exam previous years’ papers to assess the question pattern.

West Bengal HS Previous Year Question Papers

Students can practice the WBCHSE class 12 previous years question papers to gain a clear insight into question paper structure in the board exam. Practicing the previous years' question papers will help students know the question pattern, question types, and evaluation scheme.

An in-depth review of the West Bengal HS Previous Year Question Papers will help students prepare better for the West Bengal HS exam 2025. Candidates can achieve their desired grades if they practice the question papers thoroughly. 

West Bengal HS Textbook 2025

West Bengal HS textbooks are important material while preparing for the WBCHSE examination for 2025. Candidates must refer to the textbook thoroughly to understand the syllabus and concepts mentioned in each chapter.

The WBCHSE books for class 12 have been published on the official website. The West Bengal HS Textbook 2025 are provided in the table below below for the student's reference. 

West Bengal HS E-Textbooks Link
Particular Link
West Bengal Class 12 E-Textbook  Click Here

West Bengal HS Answer Key 2025

The West Bengal HS answer key 2025 will be released for all subjects shortly after the board exam is conducted. The answer key will help students evaluate their performance in the board exam.

All the correct answers to all the questions that will be present in the West Bengal HS exam 2025 will be present on the answer key. Students can verify the accuracy of the answers they will write with the correct ones and calculate probable marks. The West Bengal HS Answer Key 2025 will be released on the official website approx 10 days after the exam. 

West Bengal HS Result 2025

As per the official notification released by the board, The WBCHSE result 2025 will be released by June 10, 2025, via press conference. The West Bengal HS result 2025 will be available on the official website - wbresults.nic.in. Students can check the results by entering their roll number & roll code in the result login window. 

Candidates unsatisfied with their marks can apply for the revaluation process on the official website after the results are out. Candidates must secure 33% overall marks to pass the WBCHSE HS exam 2025. 

How to Check West Bengal HS Result 2025?

The West Bengal HS Result 2025 can be checked from the official website by following the instructions below.

  • Step 1: Candidates must visit the official results website of the West Bengal HS board - wbresults.nic.in.
  • Step 2: They can click on the "West Bengal Council of Higher Education Examination 2025" link on the homepage.
  • Step 3: Candidates must enter their "Roll & Code" and click on the "Submit" button after filling out the security captcha.
  • Step 4: The result will be displayed on the screen.
  • Step 5: Candidates can download and save the results for future reference.

Read More: West Bengal HS Result 2025

West Bengal HS Supplementary Exam 2025

Students who can't secure passing marks in the board exam can appear for the West Bengal HS supplementary exam 2025. The supplementary exam will be conducted in July 2025 (tentative).

The WBCHSE Board will publish a supplementary routine shortly after the board exam results are out. Students can find all the details regarding the West Bengal HS Supplementary Exam 2025 on the WBCHSE Board's official website. 

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