Bengal

Kolkata: With Semester-III (Part-I) of the 2026 Higher Secondary (HS) examinations now concluded, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has issued a fresh notification revising the question pattern for the forthcoming Semester-IV (Part-II) examinations.

Under the new formula, candidates will be offered double the number of alternatives for each required question within every topic or unit. For example, if a student needs to answer one question, two options will be provided; for two questions, four choices will be offered; and for three, six alternatives will be set.

A sample pattern released alongside the notification shows a total of 40 marks, comprising two short-answer sections—one carrying 2-mark questions and another with 5-mark questions—worth 10 ma

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