India, Sept. 8 -- West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has started the WBCHSE HS Exam 2026 Semester 3 on September 8, 2025. Around 6.6 lakh students are expected to appear for the WB 12th semester III examination.

Out of the total number of candidates, 56.03 per cent were girls. The state board students who had written semester exams in class 11 took the test in a similar format in their final year of school.

As per the PTI report, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education president Chiranjib Bhattacharya said the exam, which is the first evaluation of class 12 students in the semester format in the council's history, will continue until August 22.

The board president further said that in the new format, question p...