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    Bihar Board Exam Center Management and Guidelines for 2026

    Bihar Board Exam Center Management and Guidelines for 2026

    Dinesh GoyalUpdated on 29 Mar 2026, 11:22 AM IST

    The Bihar School Examination Board released the exam centre management and guidelines for the Bihar Board exam 2026. It is advised that the students reach the BSEB Inter examination centre at least an hour before. The gates for the district centres are generally closed 30 minutes before the commencement of the examination. The board strictly directed the school and other authorities to ensure that these guidelines are followed. The board conducted the Bihar Board matric exams and Bihar Board intermediate exams from February 17 to February 25, 2026 and February 2 to February 13, 2026, respectively.

    There are several exam centres across Bihar, spread across 35 districts. The Bihar board exam centre 2026 is allotted to the students based on proximity and availability. In the year 2024, around 13.04 lakh students appeared for the Bihar inter-board exams. The board will release all the necessary instructions for the exams soon.

    Bihar Board Class 10, 12 Exams Guidelines

    The BSEB released the Bihar Board Exam Centre List on the official website, where students can check the exam centres allotted to them. Below, we have listed the guidelines released by the Bihar board. Students are advised to follow these instructions to avoid inconvenience on the exam day.

    Entry to Exam Hall

    Students need to reach the examination venue at least an hour before the exam time. Late students will not be allowed to sit in the exam. The exam will be held in two shifts. The first shift commenced at 9:30 am; hence, students need to reach the venue before 9 am, and the second shift will start at 2 pm; hence, students need to reach the venue at 1 pm. No unauthorised person will be allowed to enter within a 200-meter radius of the examination centre.

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    If a candidate tries to enter the examination centre after it is closed by jumping over the boundary wall or getting in forcefully/ illegally due to late arrival will be considered a criminal trespass. In such cases, the candidate will also be expelled from the examination for 2 years, and an FIR will be registered against him/her. The board will also suspend and take legal action against the centre superintendent and other identified persons of that examination centre.

    Two-Level Frisking

    Frisking at two levels: Students will go through the two levels of frisking. Firstly, at the gate of the venue, the police force will be used for frisking. The second check will be done by the invigilator in the examination hall. After that, the invigilator will give a declaration that they searched all 25 students and no cheat sheet or electronic gadget was found with them.

    One Invigilator for Every 25 Students

    It will be ensured that every class will have one invigilator catering to 25 students.

    No Unfair Means Allowed

    Electronic gadgets or mobile phones are strictly prohibited in the examination hall. Along with these documents, materials not related to exams are also strictly prohibited in the examination hall. If a student enters the examination hall wearing an electronic watch, then it will be considered a case of misconduct, and he/she will be expelled from the examination.

    The police will check all examination centres in their district during the examination to ensure that no unauthorised person comes within a radius of 200 meters of the examination centres.

    CCTV Cameras

    The board will direct the installation of the CCTV cameras, and the arrangement of videography is to be made in every examination centre.

    Surprise Inspection of Exam Centre

    The board will direct to conduct of surprise inspections in the examination centres. The nodal officer of various examination centres of their allotted district will conduct the surprise visits. Three-tier magistrates have been deputed at all examination centres, namely, zonal, sub-zonal, and super-zonal levels.

    WhatsApp Group for Smooth Communication

    For the successful completion of the exams, the committee will form a WhatsApp group of nodal officers, district education officers, and district officers, using which information can be exchanged smoothly.

    These are some of the most important guidelines to be followed at Bihar Board exam centres. Students should go through each of them carefully.

    Four Model Examination Centres in Each District

    For inter-exams, the board will make four model examination centres in all districts of the state. Girl candidates will appear for the exams in these centres, and the board will have all security, including the magistrate, invigilator, and others.

    OMR Answer Sheet Time

    Students will get the OME answer sheet and book simultaneously. The time of the collection of answer sheets from students is given below:

    1706706028031

    Pre-printed OMR Answer Sheet and Answer Book with Photograph

    BSEB inter-students will get the answer book and OMR answer sheet containing their photo, name, roll code, roll number, subject code, subject name, shift, registration number, and date of examination.

    Students with Disability

    Disabled students will be provided with a writer, along with that they will get an additional time of 20 minutes per hour to compensate.

    Question Sets

    The board will provide the ten sets of question papers for the examination. They will be named as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J. With this approach, every 10 students will get a different set of question papers.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: When will the board conduct the BSEB board 2026 examination?
    A:

    The BSEB board examination was conducted from February 17 to February 25, 2026 and from February 2 to February 13, 2026, for Class 10 and Class 12, respectively.

    Q: When should I reach the BSEB exam centre?
    A:

    Students should reach the exam centre at least an hour before the Bihar board intermediate and matric exams.

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