Overview
- WBCHSE said 6,45,832 candidates took the September 8–22 exams, and provisional scorecards were made available online on October 31.
- Officials called the outcome the highest pass rate since 2011 and noted the results were published 39 days after the last paper.
- The reformed system used OMR-based multiple‑choice papers for this term, with 2,106 centres operating under strict invigilation and electronic device bans at 122 sensitive venues.
- South 24 Parganas led district performance, and the Science stream recorded the highest success rate at 98.80%, ahead of Commerce and Arts.
- Purulia Ramakrishna Mission’s Aditya Narayan Jana and Pritam Ballav topped jointly with 98.97% as 69 students shared the top ten; Semester 4 is set for February 2026, and schools must download, attest and distribute official marksheets.