The Higher Secondary Examination 2026 results have revealed a strong performance by rural and semi-urban districts in West Bengal, with many surpassing Kolkata in the Class 12 board examinations. While Kolkata recorded a pass percentage of 91.88 percent, several districts outside the state capital crossed the 93 percent mark.
Top Performing Districts
Purba Midnapore emerged as the top-performing district with a pass percentage of 94.19 percent. It was followed by Howrah at 93.84 percent, South 24 Parganas at 93.71 percent, and Hooghly at 93.41 percent. Nadia also posted a strong 92.68 percent success rate, while Paschim Midnapore recorded 91.96 percent. In comparison, Kolkata remained behind several neighboring districts despite maintaining a pass percentage above the state average of 91.23 percent.
District-Wise Pass Percentages
- Purba Midnapore: 94.19%
- Howrah: 93.84%
- South 24 Parganas: 93.71%
- Hooghly: 93.41%
- North 24 Parganas: 93.11%
- Nadia: 92.68%
- Paschim Midnapore: 91.96%
- Kolkata: 91.88%
- Purulia: 91.56%
- Darjeeling: 90.66%
- Jhargram: 90.66%
- Birbhum: 90.19%
- Murshidabad: 89.94%
- Uttar Dinajpur: 89.29%
- Dakshin Dinajpur: 89.24%
- Kalimpong: 89.51%
- Malda: 88.70%
- Purba Burdwan: 88.87%
- Cooch Behar: 88.48%
- Bankura: 87.91%
- Alipurduar: 87.65%
- Paschim Burdwan: 87.28%
- Jalpaiguri: 86.72%
A total of 6,26,258 students appeared for the Higher Secondary examination this year, out of which 5,71,355 passed. The results were declared on May 14 through a press conference held at Vidyasagar Bhavan in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
