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CBSE Class XII Results 2026: Girls Shine, Overall Pass Percentage Drops to 85.20%

The Central Board of Secondary Education announced Class XII results for 2026 with an overall pass percentage of 85.20%, a decline of 3.9% from last year. Girls outperformed boys with a pass rate of 88.86% compared to 82.13%, while transgender students achieved a perfect 100% pass rate. Trivandrum emerged as the top-performing region at 95.62%, and Kendriya Vidyalayas led institutions with a 98.55% pass percentage. CBSE implemented full-scale On-Screen Marking for 9.86 million answer books to ensure accurate and transparent results.

Key Points: CBSE Class XII Results 2026: Girls Outperform Boys at 88.86%

  • Overall pass percentage drops to 85.20%
  • Girls outperform boys with 88.86% pass rate
  • Trivandrum top region at 95.62%
  • Full-scale On-Screen Marking implemented for 9.86M answer books
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CBSE Class XII results announced: Girls shine as board records 85.20% pass percentage

CBSE Class XII results announced; girls outperform boys with 88.86% pass rate. Overall pass percentage drops to 85.20%. Trivandrum top region, KVs lead institutions.

"Girls have once again outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 88.86% - CBSE"

New Delhi, May 13

The Central Board of Secondary Education has announced the results for the Class XII examination for 2026. This year, the board recorded an overall pass percentage of 85.20%, a decline of 3.9 % compare to last year.

A total of 18,57,517 students registered for the examinations this year. Girls have once again outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 88.86%, compared to 82.13% for boys. Transgender students achieved a perfect 100% pass rate, according to CBSE

While the board does not release a traditional merit list to avoid unhealthy competition, 5.32% of students (94,028 candidates) scored 90% and above, while 0.97% (17,113 candidates) scored 95% and above.

Trivandrum emerged as the top-performing region with a pass percentage of 95.62%, followed by Chennai at 93.84% and Bengaluru at 93.19%. In the national capital, the Delhi West region recorded a 92.34% pass rate, while Delhi East stood at 91.73%.

Institutional Performance: Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) led among institutions with pass percentages of 98.55% and 98.47%, respectively.

In a major shift toward modernisation, CBSE successfully implemented full-scale On-Screen Marking (OSM) for the evaluation of 9,866,622 answer books. This digital initiative was designed to eliminate traditional errors in totalling and posting marks, ensuring a more accurate and transparent result for students.

Results are now available online via the official CBSE website, DigiLocker, and the UMANG app. Digital documents provided through DigiLocker are legally valid for higher education admissions.

For students who wish to improve their performance or those placed in the compartment category, a supplementary examination is scheduled for July 15, 2026. The application process (LOC) for these exams will begin on June 2, 2026.

- ANI

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Arjun K
CBSE should also focus on reducing the pressure on students. 94,000 kids scoring 90%+ shows we are becoming a rat race. Let kids breathe a little, teach them life skills too. The Trivandrum region doing 95.62% is amazing but let's not make marks the only measure of success.
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James A
Impressive numbers overall. The On-Screen Marking system seems like a solid step towards accuracy. Our schools could learn from this in the US. Congrats to all students and especially the transgender community for the 100% pass rate - that's real progress!
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Deepak U
Why doesn't CBSE release the transparent merit list like old days? They say to avoid unhealthy competition but we still know who got 95%+ anyway. Also, my school is in Delhi East - 91.73% is decent but we need to work harder. But I guess marks aren't everything, right? 😅
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Nisha Z
Heartening to see KVs and JNVs topping the institutional performance - 98.55% and 98.47%! These schools really deliver quality in our system. My cousin just got her results from a KV in Bengaluru - she scored 96%! So happy for all the kids and the hard work they put in. 👏
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Siddharth J
I appreciate the move to digital evaluation but there's always a gap between policy and implementation. Let's see if OSM truly brings accuracy otjr if it's just another bureaucratic box-ticking exercise. Still, congrats to all students - this is a tough year and you did well!

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