WBBSE Exam Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

WBBSE releases the WB Madhyamik previous question papers for all subjects on the official website. Students can download them by clicking on the link on this page and start preparing for their upcoming exams. WB Madhyamik board exams 2026 will be conducted between February 2 and 12, 2026.

The Board also releases the WB 10th sample papers. The sample papers also share the latest marking scheme. These sample papers make students familiar with the difficulty level of the exam, the types of questions that will be asked, and more. 

Marking done by WB Board is fair and lenient. After the evaluators are done with the checking, the answer sheet goes for another round of random checking by the supervisor, to ensure it's fairness. 

Thus, students must not worry about the strict/lenient checking by the evaluators and focus on completing their syllabus and ensuring that their preparataion strategy is on point so that they do not have to worry about the checking.

The minimum mark required to qualify for the WB 10th exam 2026 is 34 per cent. Students who appear for the examination should get above 34 per cent in aggregate to qualify for the Board examination.

Those unable to qualify the exams will get a chance to sit for the WBBSE compartmental exams 2026. These WBBSE compartment exams will be jeld in June/July 2026. 

It is different for everyone since everyone has their speed. It also depends on the paper- if it's lengthy or not. There is a Cool-off time of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time. Use the 'Cool-off time' to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers. Read questions carefully before answering. Read the instructions carefully and you can analyze your entire question paper, no matter which subject it is, and mentally set time for each section. Since there are MCQs too, you can solve them in the 15-minute cool-off time and thus save a lot of time.

You only need to carry the required stationary, and hall ticket to the examination hall. 

Students are not allowed to carry following items to WBBSE Examination hall:

• Instruments 
• Handbag 
• Purse 
• Any kind of Paper/ Textual material (printed or written material) 
• Eatables (loose or packed) 
• Mobile Phone / Earphone/ Microphone
• Calculator 
• Camera 
• Tape Recorder 
• Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator 
• Any metallic item or electronic gadgets / devices 

WB Madhyamik exams are held from 9:45 am till 1:00 pm.  The exam timings were updated in 2024 from 11:45 am till 3:00 pm. 

The WBBSE Madhyamik exams 2026 will be conducted in pen and paper format between February 2 and 12, 2026. The WB Madhyamik admit card 2026 will be released in the last week of January 2026. Students need to collect it from their schools respectively and carry it on all exam days, failing which they will not be allowed to write the exam. 

Yes, it is highly likely that you will get about 30-40 % questions from the previous years. The quesions will not completely be same as given in the previous years' question papers, but the concept will be same. The type of questions coming in WBBSE board exams is same. The board follows the same pattern.

The previous years' question papers will also help you clarify the concepts. 

You can share solved WB Madhyamik sample paper with teachers to know if answers written by you are correct and will fetch full marks.

It is advised to make notes of important points while studying so that the concepts are clear and one can explain the answers in own words while writing exam. 

Holidays are meant to have fun and relax. However, the students who is preparing for the board exam can use the holidays to boost their exam preparation. Board exam candidates can work on work on their weak areas during the holidays. They are suggested to prepare and follow a short time goal while keeping time to relax and have fun.