The Ministry of Education has officially released the results of the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, recording an average national pass rate of 52.12 percent across all 11 education boards.
Official sources from the Ministry of Education confirmed the figures on Saturday morning, October 31, 2026. The overall pass rate saw a decline of 6.71 percentage points compared to the previous year's success rate of 58.83 percent. Despite the overall drop in pass percentage, over 40,000 students across the country achieved the prestigious GPA-5 distinction.
Read nextHSC & Equivalent Exam Results Set for October 31 Release; SMS Number Changed to 16140This year, a total of 1,270,583 examinees from 9,439 educational institutions appeared for the HSC and equivalent exams under 11 general, Madrasah, and Technical education boards. The written examinations originally commenced on July 2 and concluded on August 8. However, severe regional flooding delayed the schedule for several subjects under the Chittagong Education Board, pushing the final completion date of written exams for that board to September 9. Candidates can access their results online via official portals (educationboardresults.gov.bd and eduboardresult.gov.bd) or through mobile SMS by sending details to the updated shortcode 16140.
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