Good news for higher secondary students of West Bengal. WBCHSE (West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education) has recently released the WB HS Routine 2020. The board has announced the exam dates for both theory and practical examinations. The complete exam schedule for class 12 is now available in the WBCHSE official website in the PDF form. The exams for the higher secondary students will start on 12th March 2020 to 27th March 2020 according to the official time table. Here are the complete details of the HS exam routine 2020 that you can have glance.
WB HS Exam Routine 2020
The WBCHSE HS routine 2020 schedule of new syllabus for the academic year 2019-2020 specifies that, the annual exams which commence on 12th March will have only one paper conducted each day. Also the timings of the exam are from 10:00 AM to 1:15 PM i.e., 3 hours and 15 minutes are given for the examinees to complete their exam paper. This time includes both question paper reading and writing the answers. These timings are applicable except for the subjects, health & physical education, music, visual arts and vocational courses which means the duration of the exam for these subjects will be of 2 hours as given in the official routine.
West Bengal HS Routine 2020 for Theory Exams
Here we have given the complete WB HS Exam Routine 2020 for theory exams details that are given officially in the PDF at board website. Candidates going to appear in the higher secondary examinations in 2020 will have to follow this schedule to write the exams.
| Date | Day | Subject | Time |
| 12th March 2020 | Thursday | Bengali (A), English (A), Hindi (A), Nepali (A), Urdu, Santhali, Odia, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi | From 10:00 AM to 01:15 PM (Morning) |
| 14th March 2020 | Saturday | English (B), Bengali (B), Hindi (B), Nepali (B), Alternative English | |
| 16th March 2020 | Monday | Biological Science, Business Studies, Political Science | |
| 17th March 2020 | Tuesday | #Health Care, #Automobile, #Organised Retailing, #Security, #IT and ITES -VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS | |
| 18th March 2020 | Wednesday | Mathematics, Psychology, Anthropology, Agronomy, History | |
| 19th March 2020 | Thursday | Computer Science, Modern Computer Application, Environmental Studies, #Health & Physical Education, #Music, #Visual Arts | |
| 21st March 2020 | Saturday | Commercial Law and Preliminaries of Auditing, Philosophy, Sociology | |
| 23rd March 2020 | Monday | Physics, Nutrition, Education, Accountancy | |
| 25th March 2020 | Wednesday | Chemistry, Economics, Journalism & Mass Communication, Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, French | |
| 27th March 2020 | Friday | Statistics, Geography, Costing and Taxation, Home Management and Family Resource Management |
WB HS Routine 2020 for Practical Exams
The HS schedule for the practical examinations are available here. This is as per the reference from the official HS routine 2020 PDF released by the board. According to the schedule, the duration for the practical exams of subjects’ music, health & physical education and visual arts will be two hours. For remaining subjects the duration will be as per the schedule given in the routine PDF available in board website. Check the details of practical exams provided here or from PDF and appear for the exams.
- The WB HS Exam Routine 2020 for all Lab-Based subjects i.e., practical exams excluding Music, Visual Arts and Health & Physical Education will be from 2nd December 2019 to 24th December 2019 including hill area.
- The West Bengal HS Routine 2020 for Practical Exams of subjects Music, Visual Arts and Health & Physical Education will be from 16th December 2019 to 24th December 2019 including hill area.
How to Download WB HS Routine 2020 PDF Online?
- Visit the website http://wbchse.nic.in/
- Click the link “Routine 2020” from right side of home page.
- Now, higher secondary examination programme 2020 or schedule PDF will open in the next tab.
- Check the WB Higher Secondary Routine 2020 for new syllabus of both theory and practical examinations.
- If required download the time table and get a hard copy of the same for reference during preparation for the exam.
It is to be noted that, the WB HS Routine 2020 released by the council can change the dates with prior intimation to all concerned candidates if necessary only. So, candidates should stay tuned with updates to know if any changes are made by official authorities in the exam schedule. You can also bookmark this page of ePostbag to see regular updates.