Live: WBCHSE Uccha Madhyamik West Bengal Class 12 results declared; 90.13% students pass, Kolkata tops among districts

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) declared the Class 12th or the Uccha Madhyamik Class 12 Result 2020 on its official website on Friday (July 17, 2020). WBCHSE announced the WB Class 12th results at 3.30 PM through a press conference but the students were able to check their scores through the official website and SMS from 4 PM onwards. 

A total of 90.13% of the students who took the West Bengal class 12th exams passed this year. This is the highest ever pass percentage. Last year, it was 86.29%. Kolkata has recorded the highest pass percentage among all the districts of West Bengal.

A total of 30220 candidates have got more than 90% marks in the West Bengal class 12th exam. The Science stream has secured the best pass percentage with 98.83 per cent followed by Commerce- 92.22 per cent. The pass percentage in Arts stream touched at 88.74 per cent.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has congratulated the successful students. The Chief Minister wrote on Twitter, "Uchcho Madhyamik (Higher Secondary) results are out. Students are taking another step forward in their beautiful lives. Congratulations to them all, along with their principals, teachers and parents. The future is waiting for you."

Uchcho Madhyamik (Higher Secondary) results are out. Students are taking another step forward in their beautiful lives. Congratulations to them all, along with their principals, teachers and parents. The future is waiting for you.

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 17, 2020

While the WBCHSE has decided not to release the merit or topper list this year, it has informed that the highest score secured by a candidate is 499 out of 500. Out of the 7.61 lakh students who appeared in WB class 12th exam, 6.8 lakh students passed. 

The results were released for all three streams – Science, Arts and Commerce. Students can now check their results on these websites - wbresults.nic.in, wbchse.nic.in. This year WBCHSE will not release the merit list for the class 12th exam. 

Students will now be able to check their Class 12 results 2020 using their roll number and date of birth. Nearly, eight lakh students appeared for the West Bengal class 12 board exams this year. The West Bengal Class 12th results are also available on - wbresults.nic.in; exametc.com; results.shiksha; westbengal.shiksha; westbengalonline.in; west-bengal.indiaresults.com.

Students must note that the WBCHSE Uccha Madhyamik Result 2020 released online will be provisional in nature. They will be required to collect the original mark sheet from their schools.

17 July 2020

17:11 IST

West Bengal Uccha Madhyamik Class 12 Results 2020 result website- wbresults.nic.in - crashed minutes after the declaration of result. The students need not panic as results will also be available via SMS. Candidates can also get their results by downloading the result app from results.shiksha.

16:42 IST

Boys have outperformed girls again this year. The pass percent of boys is 90.44 while the pass percent of girls is 90%.

16:40 IST

Among the districts, Kolkata topped by registering highest pass percentage followed by East Midnapore, West Midnapore, Kalimpong, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly.

16:38 IST

While Kolkata has topped among the districts of West Bengal, East and West Midnapore have secured the second and third positions respectively.

16:37 IST

Cyclone Amphan which hit Bengal on May 20 also affected the evaluation process, said WBCHSE president Mahua Das.

16:36 IST

Mahua Das, WBCHSE president, said, ''Review and scrutiny of answer sheets have to be completed by 31 August.''

16:28 IST

Scrutiny fees reduced from 60 to 50 while the review fees have been reduced from 100 to 75, the WBCHSE president said.

16:13 IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has congratulated the successful students. The Chief Minister wrote on Twitter, "Uchcho Madhyamik (Higher Secondary) results are out. Students are taking another step forward in their beautiful lives. Congratulations to them all, along with their principals, teachers and parents. The future is waiting for you."

Uchcho Madhyamik (Higher Secondary) results are out. Students are taking another step forward in their beautiful lives. Congratulations to them all, along with their principals, teachers and parents. The future is waiting for you.

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 17, 2020

16:12 IST

According to the announcement made by the board, the Science stream has secured the best pass percentage with 98.83 per cent followed by Commerce- 92.22 per cent. The pass percentage in Arts stream touched at 88.74 per cent.

16:04 IST

A total of 30220 candidates have got more than 90% marks in the West Bengal class 12th exam.

16:03 IST

Though no merit list will be announced this year, the board has informed that the highest score secured by a candidate is 499 out of 500.

16:03 IST

A total of 90.13% of the students who took the West Bengal class 12th exams passed this year. This is the highest ever pass percent. Last year, it was 86.29%.

15:59 IST

Out of the 7.61 lakh students who appeared in WB class 12th exam, 6.8 lakh students passed.

15:56 IST

Kolkata tops among districts, pass percentage record touches at 90.13%

15:39 IST

Kolkata has recorded the highest pass percent among all the districts of West Bengal.

15:36 IST

WBCHSE President Mahua Das is currently briefing the media.

15:24 IST

Press conference to announce WB 12th result has begun. NO merit list will be released this year, says official

15:09 IST

The press conference on Uccha Madhyamik result will begin at 3:30 pm. The students can check result through the website- wbresults.nic.in

15:08 IST

West Bengal Students can also check their results by downloading the result app from results.shiksha.

15:04 IST

West Bengal government has directed all colleges in the state that the admission process this year has to be completely online and students cannot be asked to come to campus before classes start. The move has been taken in view of the Centre's social distancing guidelines due to COVID-19 pandemic.

15:00 IST

A total of 86.29 per cent students cleared the Higher Secondary examination last year. Shovan Mandal with 498 marks has secured rank 1 in the examination with 100 in Bengali, Maths- 100, Chemistry- 100, English- 99, Biology- 99.5, Physics- 99.5

14:37 IST

WBCHSE Uccha Madhyamik West Bengal Class 12 results 2020 will be published through a press conference, which will be held at the Rabindra Milan Mancha, 7th floor, Vidyasagar Bhavan of the Council in Kolkata.

14:35 IST

Those awaiting the West Bengal board class 12 exam results 2020 will be able to check their scores soon as the results will be declared in about 90 minutes on the board's official website.

14:27 IST

How to check WBCHSE results 2020 via the mobile app

Download ‘WBCHSE results 2020’ mobile application from google play store.

Enter login credential and click on the submit button.

Your result will be displayed on screen.

14:25 IST

How to check WBCHSE 12th Results 2020 online

-Visit the official website of WBCHSE at wbchse.nic.in

-On the homepage, click on the link that reads, ‘West Bengal 12th Result 2020’

-Key in your roll number and name to check your result

-Your West Bengal 12th Result will be displayed on the screen

-Download and take its print out.

14:20 IST

WBBSE had declared the class 10th result on July 15. A total of 86.34% of students have passed the examination.

14:18 IST

WBCHSE will not release the merit list/ topper list this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

14:15 IST

WBCHSE had conducted the class 12th exams in 2,500 centres of West Bengal.

14:14 IST

WBCHSE will release the result on its official website at wbchse.nic.in. However, if the website does not open, students can also check their results on third-party websites like wbresults.nic.in, exametc.com, results.shiksha, westbengal.shiksha, westbengalonline.in

14:12 IST

Students of WBCHSE 12th Results 2020 mark sheets on July 31 from 2 pm onwards.

14:11 IST

Around 8 lakh students will get their West Bengal class 12th results today at 4 pm.

14:09 IST

The results will be announced at 3.30 pm while the scores will be available on the official website after 4 pm at wbchse.nic.in.

14:07 IST

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) will declare the class 12th or Higher Secondary examination results today at wbchse.nic.in.