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Sunday | November 01, 2026 | Dhaka
HSC Setback

Pass rate plunges to 52.12pc

GPA-5 achievers nearly halve from last year
 Mohammad Abdul Wadud
 Published: 12:02 AM, 01 November 2026  Updated: 11:55 PM, 31 October 2026
Students who achieved GPA-5 in the HSC examinations celebrate their success, flashing victory signs at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College in the capital on Saturday.

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination results brought little cheer to students this year, with the overall pass rate falling by 6.71 percentage points and the number of GPA-5 achievers dropping by nearly 45 per cent compared with last year.


Published on Saturday, the results showed an average pass rate of 52.12 per cent across 11 education boards, down from 58.83 per cent in 2025. Only 40,084 students secured the highest grade, GPA-5, against 72,176 last year, a decline of 32,092.

A total of 1,240,798 students appeared in this year’s examinations, including 607,649 boys and 633,149 girls. Of them, 646,685 passed, comprising 290,157 boys and 356,528 girls.

Among the nine general education boards, the average pass rate stood at 51.62 per cent. The Dhaka Education Board recorded the highest pass rate at 61.80 per cent, while Barishal had the lowest at 44.84 per cent.

The pass rates at other general education boards were 45.06 per cent in Rajshahi, 48.04 per cent in Cumilla, 44.92 per cent in Jashore, 52.07 per cent in Chattogram, 50.90 per cent in Sylhet, 45.98 per cent in Dinajpur and 51.44 per cent in Mymensingh.

The Technical Education Board recorded a pass rate of 49.43 per cent, while the Madrasah Education Board achieved 61.07 per cent.

Humanities fares worst
Students from the Humanities group recorded the lowest pass rate among the three major academic streams, with only 42.17 per cent passing the examinations.

The Science group performed considerably better, recording a pass rate of 73.12 per cent, while Business Studies students achieved 50.77 per cent.

Girls outperform boys
Female students outperformed their male counterparts in terms of the overall pass rate, although boys secured more GPA-5 grades.

Of the female examinees, 356,528 passed, giving them a pass rate of 56.31 per cent. Among male students, 290,157 passed, with a pass rate of 47.75 per cent.

However, boys accounted for 20,363 of the 40,084 GPA-5 achievers, compared with 19,721 girls.

Alim results
Under the Madrasah Education Board, the Alim examination recorded an average pass rate of 61.07 per cent.

Female students again performed better than male students, with a pass rate of 64.90 per cent against 58.10 per cent for boys, a gap of 6.80 percentage points. Male students, however, secured more GPA-5 grades.

Results and re-scrutiny
Education Minister A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon formally inaugurated the publication of the results at a ceremony at the Ministry of Education in the Secretariat on Saturday.

The results were subsequently made available simultaneously through educational institutions and online platforms.

According to the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, educational institutions must collect their students’ results through the designated website’s ‘Result Corner’, using their respective Educational Institute Identification Numbers (EIINs).

Students can check their results through the common education board website or the websites of their respective boards.

They can also collect them from their institutions or receive them through SMS by sending a message to 16140.

For example, a Dhaka Board candidate can send ‘HSC Dha 123456 2026’ to 16140, replacing the number with their own roll number.

The authorities said results would not be distributed at the Ministry of Education, education board offices or newspaper offices.

Applications for re-scrutiny of answer scripts will be accepted online from 1 to 7 November. The respective education boards will publish application procedures and detailed instructions on their websites.

Examination timeline
This year’s HSC and equivalent examinations began on 2 July, with the written examinations initially scheduled to conclude on 8 August and practical examinations by 15 August.

However, natural disasters disrupted the examination schedule under the Chattogram Education Board, forcing the postponement of some written papers.

Those examinations were subsequently held, with the board completing its written tests on 9 September.

The results were initially scheduled for publication on 29 October but were later rescheduled for Saturday, 31 October.