WBCHSE Class 12th results 2018 declared: Granthan Sengupta from Jalpaiguri Zilla School tops exam with 99.2% marks

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) declared the West Bengal Class 12th examination result today and Granthan Sengupta from Jalpaiguri Zilla School in Jalpaiguri district topped the West Bengal Board Higher Secondary Examination — 2018, reports said.

Sengupta scored 496 marks (99.2 percent) out of 500, just four short of the perfect score. He is the first student from Arts stream to top the exam in five years.

The West Bengal Board announced the Class 12th examination result 2018 today at 10.30 am on the official website wbresults.nic.in which witnessed an overall pass percentage of 83.75 percent, which was close to the 84 percent passing percentage from last year.

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The second position went to Ritvik Kumar Sahu from Tamluk Hamilton High School, who is also the science topper with 98.6 percent.

In the overall girl's category, Arkadipta Ghosh from Jadavpur Vidyapith scored 97.2 percent. She ranked fifth overall along with Aritro Roy from Pathfinder Public School, an Indian Express report states.

How to check the WBCHSE Class 12th Result 2018: Apart from the official website wbresults.nic.in, the WBCHSE HS results will also be available on third-party websites like westbengalonline.in, indiaresults.com, results.shiksha.com, westbengal.shiksha and westbengalonline.in. To check the results follow the below steps:

- Click on the official website link wbbse.org, wbresults.nic.in or a third party website.

- Look for West Bengal HS Result 2018

- Click on the link West Bengal HS Result 2018

- Enter your Roll Number

- Download the West Bengal Board Result 2018 and keep a printout for future reference

- Students can check their West Bengal Board Class 12th Result 2018 via SMS as well. To receive results on SMS type WB12<spce>ROLL NUMBER and send it to 56263 or 56070 or 58888 or 5676750.

Where to collect your mark sheet

The board had earlier advised schools to collect mark sheets and other relevant documents today from their respective distribution camps from 10.30 am onwards and distribute them to students on the same day. Students are advised to check with their schools for time and date for distribution of mark sheets.