The Central Board of Secondary Education declared the Class 12 board examination results on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The overall pass percentage dropped to 85.20 percent this year, down 3.19 percentage points from 88.39 percent in 2025.
Students can check their results at results.cbse.nic.in and cbse.gov.in.
Out of 17,80,365 students who registered for the examination, 17,68,968 appeared. Of those, 15,07,109 passed.
Girls outperformed boys by 6.73 percentage points. Students with special needs recorded a pass percentage of 90.16 percent.
Trivandrum recorded the highest regional pass percentage at 95.62 percent. Prayagraj recorded the lowest at 72.43 percent.
How to Download Your Scorecard
Students can access results through the official websites, DigiLocker, the UMANG app, SMS services, and the IVRS system.
To download the scorecard, visit results.cbse.nic.in, click the CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 link, and enter your roll number, school number, and admit card ID. Submit the details, then download or print the scorecard.
Students unhappy with their marks can apply for post-result facilities online. The process is strictly time-bound. CBSE will not accept requests after the deadline. Since answer sheets are digitally evaluated, students do not need to apply for totalling corrections.
The supplementary examination will take place on July 15, 2026. Students who failed in one subject, those placed in compartment, and students from previous batches with pending attempts are all eligible. Students who passed but want to improve their score in one subject can also apply under the same process.
The process for filling the List of Candidates for the supplementary examination opens on June 2, 2026.
Where to Check Results
Students can access their scorecards through five platforms:
results.cbse.nic.in, cbse.gov.in, cbseresults.nic.in, digilocker.gov.in, and results.gov.in.
The board has made multiple access points available to manage high traffic during the result period.
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