Manipur Class 12 Board Exams 2026: Over 31,000 Students Appear Across 117 Centres

More than 31, 000 students of Class 12 have appeared for the Higher Secondary examination which is conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur and the examinations started on Tuesday.

Officials informed that the annual board examinations are held in 117 examination centres across the state, out of which 39 are in the hill districts and 78 in the valley areas.

The total number of candidates for this year's examination is 31, 530. Of these, 15, 908 are boys, and 15, 622 are girls. Besides this, the authorities have confirmed that 412 students who were displaced due to ethnic clashes have been permitted to appear for the exams and special arrangements have been made to facilitate their participation.

Analysis of the streams indicates that the majority of students are in the Science Stream with 23, 146 students. The Arts stream has 7, 697 students, and there are 687 candidates in the Commerce stream.

Additional police officers have been stationed at all examination centres by the state police to facilitate the smooth and fair conduct of the exams. The officials have underlined the importance of following the rules of discipline, being on time, and maintaining transparency during the whole exam time.

The examinations will be held till March 20, and the first paper on the opening day is English.

However, it was reported that there was an incident at Wabagai Higher Secondary School in the Kakching district where tensions briefly escalated. Some students, according to the report, asked for more time to complete their answer papers. Things got heated when a few students supposedly tore their answer sheets as a sign of protest, which caused a disruption at the centre. The situation was handled, officials said.

The Manipur boards grading system stipulates that students who score 400 marks or more (80 per cent and above) are awarded a Distinction with a letter. First Division is given to those who get 300 marks or more (60 per cent and above). Second Division is given to those who get marks between 225 and below 300 (4560 per cent), whereas Third Division marks range from 165 to below 225 (3345 per cent).