CBSE 12th Result 2021: Over 60 per cent students satisfied with results, says survey
CBSE 12th 2026 ( CBSE 12th )
Exam On - 17 Feb '26 - 5 Mar '26
A survey conducted by Shiksha.com shows that over 50 per cent of Class 12 students are willing to apply for optional exams slated for conduct in August/September. Here’s why...
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the CBSE 12th Result 2021 on July 30. The overall pass percentage this year has increased to 99.37 up from 88.78 last year. With the declaration of CBSE Class 12 Result 2021 based on the evaluation criteria, Shiksha.com conducted a survey asking students various questions on their Class 12 result and admissions to higher educational institutions. With over 1,200 students responding to the questions in an hour of rolling out the survey, here’s what it disclosed.
- The CBSE 12th result 2021 is out. Are you happy with your score?
- Do you wish to appear for the optional exams in offline mode in August/September?
- Do you wish to apply for merit-based admission or entrance-test-based admission to college/university?
- The admission process for colleges will begin before the conduct of CBSE optional exams. Do you think you’ll be able to upgrade your seat in case you score better?
The CBSE 12th result 2021 is out. Are you happy with your score?
The survey shows that around 61 per cent of participants are completely satisfied or happy with the scores they received in CBSE Class 12 Result 2021 while 15 per cent are nearly satisfied.
Another 15 per cent of participants were completely dissatisfied and will choose to sit for optional exams in August/September.
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Do you wish to appear for the optional exams in offline mode in August/September?
A total of 648 or approximately 53 per cent of participants wish to apply for the offline exams slated to be conducted in August/September, if the pandemic situation is under control. Some of the reasons they cited for this are that these exams will be fairer, they will help to upgrade their marks to a better percentage, some told that they had missed their pre-boards, while others stated that these exams will help them prepare for other competitive exams like JEE, NEET etc.
Nearly 47 per cent of participants chose not to write the exams physically. They said that they won’t be able to score this much offline. Others said that they were busy preparing for JEE, NEET etc. Many also feared the outbreak of the third wave of coronavirus while a few of them stated that the seriousness of studies has been lost due to the online system.
Do you wish to apply for merit-based admission or entrance-test-based admission to college/university?
The maximum number of respondents (nearly 41 percent) choose to apply for both merit-based and entrance-test-based admissions to higher educational institutions. Nearly 36 percent will go for solely entrance-test-based admissions while the remaining 24 percent participants will choose admissions based on merit.
The admission process for colleges will begin before the conduct of CBSE optional exams. Do you think you’ll be able to upgrade your seat in case you score better?
The admission process of universities like Delhi University (DU) will begin on August 2. The procedure of applications, release of cut-offs and admissions to fill seats in various courses in different colleges will complete in September.
With the announcement of the CBSE 12th Result 2021 for the optional exams getting released in September, approximately 74 per cent of students are hopeful that they’ll be able to upgrade their seat in case they score well.
Shiksha.com conducted a webinar for Class 12 students who are interested in taking admission to the DU. With many questions doing rounds in their minds, the panelists Rama Sharma, Principal, Hansraj College and Alok Pandey, DU Admissions Committee member answered many of them and put the doubts of hundreds of students at ease.
Click Here to know more about the webinar on DU Admissions and watch it on YouTube.
This survey was conducted by Shiksha.com with the intent to bring forth varied opinions of CBSE Class 12 students around the country on the scores that they've been awarded on the basis of the evaluation criteria and to know about their short-term future plans with regards to higher education while giving it a data-centric approach. For any details or queries, please feel free to get in touch with us at deepank.paliwal@shiksha.com
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