Viqarunnisa Noon’s GPA-5 Count Drops 58% in One Year

The number of students securing GPA-5 at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in Dhaka has fallen by more than half in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations compared with the previous year.

A total of 416 students from the institution secured GPA-5 this year, down from 986 last year. The institution recorded an overall pass rate of 94.15%.

The information was revealed in the HSC results published on Saturday (October 31).

According to the published results, 2,377 students from Viqarunnisa Noon School and College appeared in this year's examinations. Of them, 2,238 passed, while 139 failed. A total of 416 students achieved GPA-5.

A breakdown of the results by academic group shows that 1,702 students from the Science group passed, while 129 failed. Among them, 333 students secured GPA-5.

In the Humanities group, 274 students passed and 17 failed. A total of 28 students from this group achieved GPA-5.

Meanwhile, 262 students from the Business Studies group passed, while 12 failed. The group produced 55 GPA-5 achievers.

The 2026 HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2. Although the written examinations were scheduled to end on August 8, some examinations under several education boards, including Chattogram, were postponed due to natural disasters and flooding and were held later. Practical examinations were completed by August 15.

How to check HSC results

The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee said results would be published simultaneously online and through students' respective educational institutions following the education minister's inauguration of the result publication process. Institutions can download their respective result sheets, while examinees can also obtain their results through SMS.

Educational institutions can collect results through eduboardresults.gov.bd and educationboardresults.gov.bd. They have been advised to visit the 'Result' section, select the relevant education board and enter their institution's EIIN to download the results.

Students can check their results through the same websites, the website of their respective education board or their educational institutions.

How to check 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

The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee also clarified that results would not be available at education boards, the Ministry of Education or newspaper offices.

Applications for re-scrutiny of results will be accepted online from November 1 to November 7. The application process and relevant instructions have been published on the websites of the education boards.