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CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 Declared: Pass % at 85.20, Check Now

CBSE announced the Class 12 Result 2026 on May 13, 2026. The passé percentage dropped by 3.19% to 85.20% this year. 6.73% more girls passed than boys. The results are available on cbse.gov.in, results.nic.in, and DigiLocker. Below are critical details.

By : Abhishek 2026-05-13 00:00:00

CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 Declared: Pass Percentage Drops to 85.20%, Girls Lead by 6.73%

The results of Class 12 CBSE Board Exams of the 2025-2026 academic session were released on May 13, 2026. The results were released through a press note by Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations, with a reference number CBSE/CE/RESULT-XII/2026. This year, 1,780,365 candidates registered for the exams, of which 1,768,968 appeared. The number of students who passed the exams was 1,5071,109 recording an overall pass percentage of 85.20%. This is a drop of 3.19% from the pass percentage of 88.39% in 2025. The exams were conducted in 19,967 schools in 7,573 exam centers from February 17, 2026 to April 9, 2026. This year the exams were conducted over slightly more days, 52, as compared to last year when exams were conducted over 49 days.

The results can be accessed by students on the four official websites: cbse.gov.in, results.nic.in, results.digilocker.gov.in, and umang.gov.in. The CBSE Board will provide digital academic documents on the Parinam Manjusha academic repository at cbse.digitallocker.gov.in. These documents include Mark Sheets, Migration Certificates, and Skill Certificates.

 

Girls Outperform Boys, Trivandrum Tops Region-Wise Rankings

According to gender-wise data from the official statistics, girls had a pass percentage of 88.86% and boys achieved a pass percentage of 82.13% in 2026. Girls, with a pass percentage of 82.13%, outperformed boys by 6.73%, and this trend has been consistent in the preceding years. All transgender candidates also had a 100% pass percentage. In the CBSE regions, Trivandrum had the highest pass percentage at 95.62%, followed by Chennai at 93.84%, and Bengaluru at 93.19%. The lowest ranking was of Prayagraj at 72.43% and Patna at 74.45%.

Overall, students from Delhi also did well. Delhi East Region had a pass percentage of 91.73%, with 1,66,019 students passing from a total of 1,80,995 students who appeared. Delhi West had a pass percentage of 92.34% and was placed fifth nationally. The combined pass percentage for Delhi was 91.97%. Among the different types of institutions, Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) had the highest pass percentage of 98.55%, and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) had a pass percentage of 98.47%. Government Schools had a pass percentage of 89.55% and private schools had a pass percentage of 84.22%. Candidates with Special Needs (CWSN) also did well; out of a total of 6,342 candidates, 5,718 passed, and thus the pass percentage was 90.16%.

 

CBSE to Implement On-Screen Marking for Students in Class 12 in 2026

The CBSE expanded the digitisation of answer sheet evaluation by implementing On-Screen Marking (OSM) for Class 12 exams for the first time this year. CBSE has used OSM at its maximum scale for 98,66,622 answer sheets across 6,000-plus evaluation centres, using 88,000 computers. With OSM, evaluators use digital answer sheets and evaluate by a computer and a mouse. This eliminates issues with totalling, posting, partially evaluated answer sheets, and the requirement to carry answer sheets to the evaluation centre, thereby reducing the risk of loss or damage.

Participation in the evaluation process was 70,000 evaluators, 17,500 Assistant Head Examiners, and 3,889 Head Examiners. CBSE hosted a live webinar on February 13, 2026, in front of more than 30,000 schools, and more than 4 lakh as an introduction to the exam processes and the OSM for teacher and staff orientation. Teachers welcomed the OSM positively, stating the processes became more accurate, the manual workload diminished, and the posting became of shorter duration compared to previous years. CBSE conducted training for all examiners, and the system was user-friendly, with a quick adaptation process.

 

Student Actions Following 2026 CBSE Class 12 Results

Students who are not satisfied with their results can use the Post Results Declaration services beginning April 18, 2026. As OSM removes totalling errors, and to be fair, the re-evaluation services will be made available just like in previous years. Requests are accepted online, and strict adherence to the deadline is expected. Students who are in the Compartment category can appear for the Supplementary Exam on July 15, 2026. The one-day exam is available for three categories of students: students who passed in 2026 and wish to take the exam to improve in one subject, Compartment students in 2026, and students of 2025 who are in their last opportunity to clear the Compartment. The Last of Chance (LOC) submission is available from June 2, 2026.

In keeping with its policy of avoiding unhealthy competition, CBSE will continue not to publish a merit list and will not provide awards for first, second, and third divisions. However, for each subject, merit certificates will be given to the top 0.1% of students and will be available on DigiLocker. For students in India, how schools provide printed Mark Sheets and Pass Certificates has changed. UGC has confirmed that DigiLocker copies are accepted legally for all purposes, including future education.

 

Important Dates and How to Access Your CBSE Class 12 Result 2026

Understanding the post-result announcements as well as the result itself is important. For reference, we provide the details below.

Key Dates at a Glance:

Result Declaration: May 13, 2026

Post Result Facilities Start: April 18, 2026

LOC Submission for Supplementary Exam Begins: June 2, 2026

Supplementary Examination: July 15, 2026

How to Check Your CBSE Class 12

Results 2026

Go to cbse.gov.in or results.nic.in.

Click on the link for Class 12 Result 2026.

Type in your Roll Number along with your School Number and your Centre Number.

Click Submit to see your result.

Results will be available for you to download and save.

Alternatively, you can access your official digital mark sheet by signing into your DigiLocker account using your Aadhaar along with the school-provided PIN. For CBSE-affiliated foreign school students, the mark sheet is available at results.digilocker.gov.in or by creating a ticket at nad-support.digilocker.gov.in under the category "CBSE International Student 2026". CBSE will also email school-wise results directly to the schools.

CBSE Class 12 Results 2026: Pass Percentage Drops to 85.20%, Girls Finish 6.73% Ahead

 

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