West Bengal HS Exam 2027 Who Can Appear: Rules for Students

From the official West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) documents · last checked 14 October 2026

Age limit

No age rule is stated by the board. The Admission and Allied Matters Regulations, 2024 only say that a student cannot be admitted to Semester I of Class 11 more than three consecutive years after the Madhyamik (or equivalent) result.

Educational qualification

Nationality & other conditions

• The WBCHSE regulations do not set a separate nationality rule for HS students.
• Attendance: at least 70% of classes in each semester. The Council may excuse a shortfall of up to 20% for illness or another valid reason, on payment of a fee. If your attendance is below 50%, you cannot sit that semester's exam.
• Enrolment: your school fills in the Semester IV enrolment form online. The Annual Working Plan 2026-27 gives 2 to 23 December 2026 for this.
• Admit card: issued online only, through your Head of Institution, and it must be countersigned by them. The Annual Working Plan gives 13 January 2027 for Semester IV admit cards. In 2026, the date moved from 21 January to 28 January 2026.
• On exam days, bring your admit card and registration certificate (2026 guidelines). Without the admit card you may be allowed to sit on the first day only after a written undertaking.
• You must pass all four semesters, including practical or project, within seven years from the year of registration. Otherwise your registration is cancelled.
• Children with Special Needs (at least 40% disability) get 20 minutes extra for every hour of the exam, and may get a writer or interpreter appointed by the Council.