CBSE 10th Result Live Updates: Class 10 results declared, available on DigiLocker, UMANG app, cbseresults.nic.in and results.cbse.nic.in; check details here

CBSE 10th result 2026 declared: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the Class 10 examination results for the 2025–26 session, with an overall pass percentage of 93.70%. The results were released on April 15, 2026, earlier than the usual mid-May timeline, following expedited evaluation of answer scripts.

A total of 24,71,777 students appeared for the examination out of 24,83,479 registered candidates. Among them, 23,16,008 students passed. The Board evaluated approximately 1.63 crore answer sheets in a compressed schedule, enabling the early declaration.

Overall performance and pass percentage trends
The overall pass percentage of 93.70% marks a marginal increase from last year’s 93.66%. The number of students placed in the compartment category stood at 1,47,172, accounting for 5.95% of candidates.

Girls recorded a pass percentage of 94.99%, while boys achieved 92.69%. Transgender candidates recorded a pass percentage of 87.50%. In terms of high scorers, 2,21,574 students secured 90% and above, while 55,368 students scored above 95%.

Region-wise performance and top performing areas
Among regions, Trivandrum and Vijayawada jointly recorded the highest pass percentage at 99.79%, followed by Chennai at 99.58% and Bengaluru at 98.91%. Delhi also showed strong performance, with Delhi West recording 97.45% and Delhi East 97.33%, leading to an overall Delhi pass percentage of 97.38%.

Other regions such as Pune (96.66%), Ahmedabad (96.61%) and Ludhiana (95.70%) also reported high success rates, while Guwahati recorded the lowest at 85.32%.

Institutional and category-wise results
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas recorded a pass percentage of 99.42%, while Kendriya Vidyalayas slightly exceeded that at 99.57%. Independent schools reported 93.77%, while government and government-aided schools recorded 91.43% and 91.01% respectively.

Candidates with special needs registered a pass percentage of 96.24%, with 9,088 students clearing the examination out of 9,443 who appeared.

Examination scale and operational details
The examination was conducted across 8,074 centres in 27,339 schools. A total of 84 subjects were offered, and over 2 lakh invigilators were deployed. More than 1,04,495 classrooms were utilised for conducting the exams.

On a single day, February 21, 2026, the Board conducted examinations for 24,95,022 candidates, marking the largest single-day test administration.

Policy changes and examination structure
This year, CBSE implemented a dual examination system in line with the National Education Policy. Students appeared for the first phase in February–March, while a second phase is scheduled for May. Students were required to appear in at least three subjects in the main examination.

The Board confirmed that no merit list has been issued, and no divisions have been awarded. Merit certificates will be provided to the top 0.1% of students after the second examination phase.

Digital academic documents, including mark sheets and certificates, have been made available through DigiLocker, while printed documents will be issued later through schools.