Archive · 11 Sep 2026
WBCHSE Postpones Three Semester III Exams Due to Bypolls
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education changed three exam dates.
The change affects exams planned for October 5, 6 and 7, 2026.
These exams will now happen one week later, on October 12, 13 and 14.
The exams will still be held from 11:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.
The change was made because bye-elections will take place on October 6.
The elections are in Rejinagar and Nandigram Assembly constituencies.
Students should check the revised schedule and follow the other original instructions.
The council said only the listed dates have changed.
WBCHSE postponed Higher Secondary Semester III examinations originally scheduled for October 5, 6 and 7, 2026.
The affected papers will now be held on October 12, 13 and 14, respectively.
All three revised examinations will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The changes follow bye-elections on October 6 in Rejinagar and Nandigram Assembly constituencies.
WBCHSE said all other examination provisions and dates remain unchanged.
- Who
- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, along with affected Higher Secondary students and institutions.
- What
- Three Higher Secondary Semester III Examination 2027 papers have been postponed by one week.
- When
- The original October 5, 6 and 7, 2026 examinations are rescheduled to October 12, 13 and 14, 2026; each runs from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Where
- The examinations are conducted under WBCHSE, while the relevant bye-elections are in Rejinagar Assembly Constituency in Murshidabad and Nandigram Assembly Constituency in Purba Medinipur.
- Why
- The October 6 bye-elections overlap with the originally scheduled examination period.
- Examination
- Higher Secondary Semester III Examination 2027
- Authority
- West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE)
- Original affected dates
- October 5, 6 and 7, 2026
- Revised dates
- October 12, 13 and 14, 2026
- Examination timing
- 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Reason for change
- Bye-elections scheduled for October 6, 2026
- Earlier notification
- Notification No. L/PR/242/2026, dated June 25, 2026