Department: School Education
Subject:
WEST BENGAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
NIVEDITA BHAWAN, DJ-8, SECTOR – II, SALT LAKE, KOLKATA – 700 091
No. EMU/C/35 Date: 06.05.2025
NOTIFICATION
It is notified for all concerned that the Madhyamik Pariksha (Secondary Examination), 2026 will be held as per the following programme.
The examination will be held in only one paper on each day from 10.45 a.m. to 2 p.m. (First 15 minutes for reading the Question Papers only). The dates & corresponding subjects are as under:
PROGRAMME
| DAY | DATE | SUBJECT |
| MONDAY | 2nd FEBRUARY, 2026 | FIRST LANGUAGES * |
| TUESDAY | 3rd FEBRUARY, 2026 | SECOND LANGUAGES ** |
| FRIDAY | 6th FEBRUARY, 2026 | HISTORY |
| SATURDAY | 7th FEBRUARY, 2026 | GEOGRAPHY |
| MONDAY | 9th FEBRUARY, 2026 | MATHEMATICS |
| TUESDAY | 10th FEBRUARY, 2026 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
| WEDNESDAY | 11th FEBRUARY, 2026 | LIFE SCIENCE |
| THURSDAY | 12th FEBRUARY, 2026 | OPTIONAL ELECTIVE SUBJECTS |
Physical Education and Social Service – Will be announced later
Work Education – Will be announced later
* First Languages: Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Modern Tibetan, Nepali, Odia, Gurumukhi (Punjabi), Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and Santali.
** Second languages: 1) English, if any language other than English is offered as First Language. 2) Bengali or Nepali, if English is the First Language.
(a) Examination in Sewing and Needle Work will be of four hours fifteen minutes duration.
(b) Examination in Music Vocal & Music Instrumental will be of two hours fifteen minutes duration for Theoretical Portion. The venue, date and hour of the Practical Examination in these subjects (which will be held at Kolkata only) will be announced later.
(c) Examination on Computer Application will be of two hours forty five minutes duration on theoretical Examination. Practical Examination on this subject will be taken by individual schools.
(d) Examination on Vocational Subjects will be of one hour forty five minutes duration on theoretical Examination. Practical Examination on these subjects will be taken by the Sector Skill Council or individual schools.
The Board reserves the right to change the above scheduled date/time in case of need, with due intimation to all concerned.
Sd/- S. Ghosh
Secretary