
The results of the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have been published, with the overall pass rate across the country’s 11 education boards standing at 52.12 per cent. A total of 40,084 students achieved a GPA-5.
The results were published at 10:40am on Saturday, October 31, and are available through the education boards’ websites, examination centres, educational institutions and SMS.
The pass rate varied across several general education boards. Chattogram recorded a pass rate of 52.07 per cent, Barishal 44.84 per cent, Sylhet 50.90 per cent and Cumilla 48.04 per cent.
This year’s HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2. A total of 1,270,583 regular and irregular candidates were registered to take the examinations, although a considerable number were absent.
Students can check their results by sending an SMS from a mobile phone to 16140.
To receive the result, candidates should open the messaging application and type HSC, followed by a space, their roll number, another space and the examination year. They should then send the message to 16140.