Major Drop in HSC 2026 Results

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination results have recorded a sharp decline, with the pass rate falling to 57.12%, the lowest in the past 10 years. A total of 646,685 students passed the examinations under 11 education boards, while only 40,084 secured GPA-5.

The number of GPA-5 achievers has also dropped significantly compared with the previous year, reflecting a substantial decline in the overall results.

A review of the results over the past decade shows that the HSC and equivalent examination pass rate stood at 72% in 2016. It fell to 66.67% in 2017 and declined further to 64.67% in 2018 before recovering to 72% in 2019.

In 2020, all students passed under a special assessment system introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic. The pass rate remained high at 95.57% in 2021. However, it began declining in subsequent years, standing at 84.31% in 2022, 74.67% in 2023 and 75.56% in 2024. In 2025, it fell to 57.12%.

The number of GPA-5 achievers has also fluctuated significantly over the past decade. In 2016, a total of 58,276 students secured GPA-5. The figure fell to 37,726 in 2017 and 29,262 in 2018 before rising to 41,807 in 2019.

The number surged to 161,807 in 2020 and reached 189,169 in 2021, the highest figure in the past 10 years. It then declined to 176,282 in 2022 and 92,595 in 2023. Although the number rose again to 145,911 in 2024, it dropped sharply to 69,097 in 2025.

The Madrasa Education Board also recorded a decline in GPA-5 achievers. In 2016, 2,423 students under the board secured the top grade. The number stood at 1,815 in 2017, 1,251 in 2018 and 2,243 in 2019. It rose to 4,048 in 2020 and 4,872 in 2021.

The figure increased substantially to 15,457 in 2022 before falling to 7,097 in 2023. It rose to 9,613 in 2024 but dropped to 4,268 in 2025, a decrease of 5,345 compared with the previous year.

This year, a total of 1,270,583 students from 9,439 educational institutions appeared in the HSC and equivalent examinations under 11 education boards. Of them, 92,905 were candidates under the Madrasa Education Board, including 52,011 boys and 40,894 girls.

Around 22,000 to 25,000 students were absent from the examinations.

The HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2 this year and were scheduled to end on August 8. However, several written examinations under the Chattogram Education Board could not be held as scheduled due to flooding. After the postponed examinations were held, the board completed its written examinations on September 9.

How to check HSC results online

Students can check their results through the education boards' common websites, eduboardresults.gov.bd and educationboardresults.gov.bd, or through the website of their respective education board. They can also collect their results from their educational institutions.

How to check HSC results by SMS

Examinees can obtain their results by sending an SMS from any mobile phone number to 16140.

To receive results, students must type:

HSC <Space> First three letters of board name <Space> Roll number <Space> 2026

and send the message to 16140.

For example, a student under the Dhaka Education Board with roll number 123456 must send:

HSC Dha 123456 2026