General colleges in Porsha Upazila of Naogaon experienced a severe result disaster in the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations also recording a dismal pass rate of 19.57 percent with zero students achieving GPA-5.
Out of 322 candidates who appeared for the examinations across four general colleges in the upazila, 259 failed. The overall pass rate under the Rajshahi Education Board stood at 45.06 percent.
Ganguria Degree College suffered the worst outcome with only 21 out of 183 examinees passing. At Porsha Government Degree College, 18 out of 75 students passed. Nitpur Government Model High School and College recorded 11 passes out of 30 candidates while Ghatnagar Pahirapukur Girls High School and College saw 13 out of 34 students pass.
In contrast, Madrasah and vocational institutions in the upazila performed significantly better. Out of 101 candidates from five madrasahs 52 passed, yielding a pass rate of 51.49 percent. In the vocational stream 90 out of 114 students from three colleges passed securing a 78.95 percent pass rate.
The official 2026 HSC and equivalent exam results were announced on Saturday. Kanak Chandra Roy, Academic Supervisor of the Upazila Secondary Education Department, later published a summary of the upazila's performance.
