The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations 2026 were published shortly before 11:00am on Saturday, with 40,084 students achieving GPA-5.
According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 1,270,583 candidates from 11 education boards participated in the 2026 examinations.
The pass rate in this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations was 52.12 per cent.
Of them, 621,969 were male and 648,614 were female, meaning 26,645 more female students took part than male students.
Students from 9,439 educational institutions sat the examinations at 2,697 centres across the country. Of the total candidates, 1,069,714 appeared under nine general education boards, where uniform question papers were used this year.
The HSC and equivalent examinations began simultaneously across the country on 2 July. Besides the nine general education boards, examinations were held under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board and the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board.
According to the original schedule, the written examinations were due to end on 8 August. Several examinations under a few education boards, including the Chattogram Board, were postponed due to natural disasters and floods.
The postponed examinations were held later, while practical examinations under all boards were completed by 15 August.
