HSC results published, pass rate only 52.62pc

The average pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has fallen to 52.62 per cent, marking a decline of 6.21 percentage points compared to last year.

In the previous year, the combined pass rate across the country's 11 education boards stood at 58.83 per cent.

A total of 40,084 students have achieved GPA-5, which is 29,013 fewer than the previous year.

The results were published at 11AM on Saturday (October 31).

Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon announced the results simultaneously across the country at a programme held at the conference room of the Secondary and Higher Education Division at the Secretariat.

The overall pass rate covers nine general education boards, along with the Madrasah and Technical Education Boards.

How to check the results

Students, parents and teachers can access the HSC and equivalent examination results through three ways: 

1. Education board websites: Students can check their results on the official website of the respective education board under which they appeared for the examination.

2. Centralised result portals: Results are also available through the two websites designated by the Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee: eduboardresult.gov.bd, educationboardresults.gov.bd

3. SMS service: Students can also receive their results through mobile phone text messages.

To check results via SMS, candidates need to type HSC, followed by a space, the first three letters of their education board's name, another space, their roll number and the examination year.

The message should then be sent to 16140. For example: HSC DHA 123456 2026

Students will receive their results through a return SMS.