WB Madhyamik 2027 Who Can Appear: Rules for Students

From the official West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) documents · last checked 14 October 2026

Age limit

For Madhyamik 2027, your date of birth must be on or before 31 October 2012. The Board will not make a Registration Certificate for a student born after this date (WBBSE Circular DS(C)/88/25, 14 July 2025). The circular sets only a minimum age.

Educational qualification

Nationality & other conditions

• Admit card: The Board hands admit cards to schools at its camp offices at least 10 days before the exam. Collect yours from your school. A circular on correcting admit card mistakes comes with the admit cards.
• Registration: Class IX students are registered online by their school on wbbsedata.com. The Registration Certificate is given to schools at Board camp offices.
• Mobile phones, smart watches, Bluetooth devices and all electronic gadgets are banned in the exam hall, even when switched off. If one is found after the announcement, your whole exam can be cancelled (WBBSE notice, 4 February 2025).
• Students with special needs (CWSN): the application and certificate process is done online through the school (enrolment notice for 2026). The Board's Services page also lists permission for extra time in the exam.
• Language papers: First Language can be Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Modern Tibetan, Nepali, Odia, Gurumukhi (Punjabi), Telugu, Tamil, Urdu or Santali. Second Language is English if your First Language is not English; otherwise Bengali or Nepali.