West Bengal HS Council Reduces Cut-Offs To 35% For Class 11 Admission

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has lowered the cut-off to 35 per cent in certain subjects for students to take up science-based elective subjects in Class 11.

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has lowered the cut-off to 35 per cent in certain subjects for students to take up science-based elective subjects in Class 11, according to a notice issued by the authorities concerned. The minimum percentage of marks has been reduced from 45 per cent. ALSO READ | WBBSE Declares West Bengal Board 2022 Madhyamik Class 10th Result; Direct Link Here

"As directed, the council is pleased to publish the criteria of minimum percentage of marks in a subject, a student must obtain in Madhyamik Examination or its equivalent examination, in order to be eligible for taking up certain Science-based elective subjects," said the notice issued by the WBCHSE on Saturday.

Those who would like to take up mathematics or statistics or computer science as elective subjects need to obtain a minimum of 35 per cent in mathematics, and similarly, for biological science, the cut-off is 35 per cent in life science. Students who prefer admission to Class 11 with physics or chemistry or both as the elective subjects must have at least 35 per cent marks in physical science in the Class 10 board exams.

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