More than 93.70 per cent students cleared Class 10 board exams with over 55,000 of them scoring above 95 per cent marks, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Wednesday.
Over 2.20 lakh candidates have scored above 91 per cent marks.
Girls outshone boys yet again with 94.99 per cent of girls clearing the exam, with 1.3 percentage points higher than the pass percentage of boys which stood at 92.69 per cent. Transgenders recorded a pass percentage of 87.50 in the crucial exams.
In line with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP), the CBSE introduced two board examinations for Class 10 students this year. The first examination was held in February-March and the second is scheduled for May. It was mandatory for students to appear in the first edition.
"Traditionally, Class 10 results are announced in mid-May. However, this year, CBSE evaluated approximately 1.6 crore answer books in record time and the result is being declared a month earlier than usual," said CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
"Following the declaration of results, students will be asked to submit their candidature for the second examination through their respective schools," he said.
While 55,368 students have scored above 95 per cent marks, 22,1574 have scored above 90 per cent. More than 1.47 lakh candidates have been placed in the 'compartment' category.
Trivandrum and Vijaywada regions have recorded the highest pass percentage of 99.79 per cent. The lowest pass percentage has been recorded by the Guwahati region (85.32 per cent). Delhi achieved a pass percentage of 97.38 per cent.
Institution-wise, the best performance was achieved by the Kendriya Vidyalayas with a pass percentage of 99.57 per cent. It was followed by the Navodaya Vidyalayas at 99.42 per cent. The private schools achieved a pass percentage of 93.77 per cent while government-aided schools recorded the lowest pass percentage at 91.01 per cent.
Children With Special Needs (CWSN) have achieved a pass percentage of 96.24 with at least 91 of them scoring above 95 per cent marks and 452 students in the category scoring above 90 per cent marks.
According to the earlier decision of the board to avoid unhealthy competition amongst students, no merit list has been declared by the CBSE. Also, the board did not award first, second or third divisions to its students.
"However, we will issue the merit certificate to top 0.1 per cent of students who have scored the highest marks in the subjects. The merit certificate will be made available in the Digi-Locker of the student concerned after second board examinations," he said.
The board also declared the results for students appearing for the exams in the Middle East where the examination was cancelled in view of the prevailing situation due to the West Asia crisis. The CBSE had announced an alternative marks calculation policy for these students.
"Given the prevailing situation in West Asian countries, CBSE has decided to release the results of students from this region simultaneously with other students, ensuring fairness and consistency in accordance with CBSE policy," Bhardwaj said.
The foreign schools recorded a pass percentage of 99.10.
This time, more than 24.71 lakh candidates appeared for the exam which was conducted at 8,074 centres. On February 21, the СBSE conducted examinations of 24.95 lakh candidates which was the biggest examination conducted in a single day. More than 10 lakh rooms and 20 lakh invigilators were used on this day.
Published on April 15, 2026