Higher Secondary Examination (also known as HSC or 12th board examination) is a centralised examination for class 12 students in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. All the State School Education Boards, CBSE, CISCE and NIOS
conduct exams during the period of March–April every year for students
in their affiliated private and public schools. The number of subjects,
types of examination (theoretical, practical or both) and grading
methods differ among the boards and states. Clearing HSC is mandatory
for pursuing higher education or undergraduate courses in India.
Higher Secondary Examination is called by different names across
India. CBSE, CICSE, and state boards of education conduct 12th class
examination on their level for class 12 students in their schools. The
examination time frame may be the same or different for the boards. Each
board issues its separate time table for higher secondary examinations.
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State board examinations are variously referred to as Madhayamik,
Secondary State Certificate and Higher Secondary Certificate
examinations. They are conducted and managed by each education board of
the different states in the country. They do not take place
simultaneously due to the differences between syllabi and the
examination itself. The examinations are generally held in the months of
February and March, and the results are out in May and June.
Students have to apply for the examinations in November stating their
personal details, subjects, and current educational status. Admit cards
for the prescribed examination hall are received at the notified cell
or their respective schools about 20–25 days prior to the commencement
of the exam.
Examinations are offered for various fields which include Science,
Maths, Social Studies, regional and foreign languages for SSC; Physics,
Chemistry, Maths, Social Studies, basic Computer Science and basic Electronics, IT, Western Classical music and Indian classical music, Economics for HSC. Students follow a fixed pattern in choosing the subjects.
The exam is conducted only in pen and paper format.