Patna: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has published the answer key for the Class 12 Intermediate Annual (Theory) Examination 2026, opening a brief window for candidates to raise objections. Students have until 5pm on March 6 to challenge any discrepancies in the objective-type questions, which accounted for half of the total marks in this year’s examination.
The answer keys for all theory subjects across Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams have been uploaded to the board’s official portals. Candidates can download subject-wise answer keys and compare their responses, offering an early indication of likely scores before the formal declaration of results. The move marks the next step in the post-examination process for more than 1.3 million students who sat the Intermediate exams this year.
According to the board’s notification, objections must be submitted online through designated websites using the candidate’s roll code and roll number. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered. The board said a panel of subject experts will scrutinise each objection, and if any error is confirmed, a revised answer key will be issued. The system, officials say, is intended to improve transparency and ensure fairness in the evaluation process.
Objective questions carried 50% weightage in the 2026 Intermediate examination, with answers recorded on OMR sheets. The publication of the answer key allows students to calculate provisional scores, although final marks will depend on the completion of script evaluation and the resolution of objections.
Meanwhile, the assessment of descriptive answer scripts has begun across several districts. In Muzaffarpur, five evaluation centres are operational. On the first day, approximately 6% of answer scripts were assessed, though data entry lagged behind at around 1%. Chapman Evaluation Centre processed the highest volume, receiving 58,850 scripts in English, Urdu and Psychology, of which 3,072 were checked on day one.
Other centres reported similar progress. At the District School Evaluation Centre, around 3% of 56,171 Hindi scripts were examined, with most entries digitised. DN High School assessed nearly 3% of 55,130 scripts in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science, though data entry had yet to begin. Marwari High School completed evaluation and data entry for 512 scripts across Accounts, Philosophy, History and Economics, while Mukherjee Seminary School reported roughly 3% progress in Geography and Home Science.
This year, 1,317,846 candidates registered for the Intermediate examination, while 1,512,963 appeared for the Matric exams. As in previous years, the board is expected to announce both Class 10 and Class 12 results by the last week of March, positioning itself among the first state boards in India to declare outcomes.
For now, attention remains fixed on the objection deadline and the pace of evaluation. Only after expert review and completion of assessment will the final results be released, making the coming weeks decisive for students across the state.
