CBSE 12th Result 2026 Date & Time; Check CBSE Class 12 Board Result @cbseresults.nic.in

CBSE 12th 2026 ( CBSE 12th )

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Anangsha Patra
Updated on Feb 21, 2026 20:33 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

CBSE Class 12 Result 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the CBSE 12th result 2026 in the second week of May 2026. The CBSE Class 12 result 2026 will be released on Board's website- results.cbse.nic.in. Students can check their CBSE 12th result 2026 using the roll number, admit card ID, and school number as mentioned on the admit card. The Board had announced that it will start the evaluation of answer sheets for Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations within 10 days of the last exam date.

Students can also check the CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 via DigiLocker, SMS and UMANG App. CBSE 12th exams 2026 will be conducted between February 17 and April 9, 2026.

 The CBSE result 2026 for Class 12 is released together for all streams- Science, Commerce and Arts. The CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 includes the student's name, roll number, date of birth, marks obtained in all subjects, grades, etc. Students must note that the CBSE Results 2026 released online is provisional. They will be required to collect the original mark sheet from their schools. 

A student must secure an overall 33% (both internal assessment and Class 12th Board examination taken together) in all the subjects to pass in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Result 2026.

Table of contents
  • CBSE 12th Result 2026 - Dates & Highlights
  • CBSE Exam Class 12 2026 important Dates
  • How to Check CBSE Class 12th Result?
  • Details mentioned in CBSE Class 12 Result 2026
  • CBSE 12th Result 2026: Grading System & Passing Marks
  • CBSE Class 12 Result 2026: Verification, Re-evaluation of Answer sheets
  • CBSE 12th Supplementary Result 2026
  • CBSE 12th Result 2026 Statistical Analysis
  • FAQs on CBSE 12th Result 2026
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CBSE 12th Result 2026 - Dates & Highlights

DeskCalendarResult: May ' 26

Some of the important highlights related to CBSE Class 12 result are given below.

Exam name

CBSE Board Senior Secondary Examinations

Short name

CBSE Class 12 

CBSE Result 2026 Class 12 Date

Second week of May 2026*

CBSE 12th Result 2026 website

cbseresults.nic.in, cbse.gov.in

Credentials required to check result

Roll number, school number and admit card ID

CBSE Result 2026 Class 12 available on

Online portal, SMS, IVRS, Digilocker, Google, SMS organizer app

Total Students

Around 17 lakh

Total schools

21,499 (as on May 1, 2019)

CBSE Result Date 2026 Class 12 Dates

Examinations 

Dates*

Release of CBSE Class 12th Date Sheet 2026

31-Oct-2025

CBSE exams 2026

17-Feb-2026 to 9-Apr-2026

Announcement of CBSE 12th Result 2026

13-May-2026*

Announcement of compartmental result

August 1, 2026*

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CBSE Results: Know how to obtain CBSE 10th 12th Migration Certificate

Previous Years Class 12 Result Dates

Students can check the result date for the previous years below. 

Year

CBSE Result Dates

2026

TBA

2025

May 13

2024

May 13

2023

May 12

2022 Term 2

July 22

2022 Term 1

March 19

2021

July 30

2020

July 13

2019

May 2

2018

May 26

2017

May 28

2016

May 21

2015

May 25

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CBSE Exam Class 12 2026 important Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CBSE 12th 2026 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
May ' 26

Announcement of CBSE 12th Result 2026

TENTATIVE
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How to Check CBSE Class 12th Result?

CBSE class 12 result 2026 is announced online. All the students can know where to check CBSE 12th Result 2026 by following the steps below:

  • Enter CBSE roll number, and school number
  • Click on ‘Submit’
  • View CBSE Result of 12th Class 2026
  • Download and take a clear print of CBSE result 2026 for Class 12th

Here's how the CBSE 12th marksheet looks like:

 How to Check CBSE 12th Result 2026 Via SMS?

Students can get CBSE result class 12 by sending an SMS from registered number in the format below.

CBSE12 (roll number) (date of birth) (school number) (Centre number) and send it to 7738299899.

The format of the date of birth should be DDMMYYYY.

An SMS with a subject-wise list of marks will be recieved on phone. Students must secure the CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 for immediate reference.

How to Check 12th Class CBSE Result Through IVRS?

  • The CBSE Class 12th Result 2026 can also be checked through Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS).
  • The call would be charged at 30 paisa/minute for a single roll number.
  • Students need to dial- 24300699, along with the code of their area preceding the given number.

How to get CBSE 12th Result 2026 Through Digilocker?

Students can also download their CBSE class 12 result 2026 in the form of digital marksheets via DigiLocker. Their DigiLocker account details are sent via SMS on the registered mobile number with CBSE. Students will have to visit the official website of DigiLocker and register themselves, Subsequently, they must follow the steps mentioned below to obtain the Result of 12th Class 2026 CBSE:

  1. Log in using the Username and Password to the App
  2. Go to ‘Profile’ and sync the Aadhaar number, if the same hasn’t been done while signing up
  3. Click on ‘Pull Partner Documents 
  4. There will be two drop-down menus on the next screen

From the first one, select ‘Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi’

From the next one, select ‘Mark sheet (HSC/SSC)’, ‘Migration certificate’ or ‘Passing certificate’ etc

  1. Enter the required details, like the year of passing and roll number, into the next screen
  2. The Mark sheet/ Certificate for CBSE Result 2026 Class 12 will be downloaded. Students can save the document in DigiLocker account by clicking on the ‘Save to locker’ button. 

An extra layer of security is added for downloading marksheets from DigiLocker.

To get the marksheets from DigiLocker, students can visit the website — cbseservices.digilocker.gov.in/activatecbse for initiation of their account confirmation process. Students must note that they will need a PIN to download their marksheet from the app. How do you get it? To strengthen the security and privacy of the students' data, the PIN has been introduced.

To confirm the DigiLocker account, students will first have to select their class first either class 10 or 12 and then enter their school code, and roll number. Further, they access the six-digit security PIN from their schools. The PIN will be provided by their school, if not received, students will have to contact their school. The PIN will be a numeric value. Example: If PIN given by school is ‘012345’, students will have to enter only 012345.

CBSE 12th Result 2026: How schools can get DigiLocker Pin?

Step 1 : Go to cbse.digitallocker.gov.in

Step 2: Login using LOC credentials and select ‘Login as School’

Step 3: Click on download PIN file

Step 4: Select class

Step 5: After downloading the PIN, schools can share the PIN individually with the students for security purposes

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Details mentioned in CBSE Class 12 Result 2026

These details are shared on the CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 scorecard.

  • Name of student
  • Roll Number
  • Mother & Father Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Subject along with their codes
  • Score in Theory & Practical
  • Total Marks
  • Grade
  • Result Status- (Pass/ Not Pass)

 

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CBSE 12th Result 2026: Grading System & Passing Marks

Students are considered to have cleared the CBSE board exams if they fulfil the criteria mentioned below:

  • Should secure a grade higher than ‘E’ (that is, at least 33% marks) in all five subjects of external exams in the main (or compartmental exams)
  • For practical work-related subjects, candidates should secure 33% marks in theory and 33% marks in practical. Apart from this, aspirants should have secured at least 33% marks in aggregate

The Board would give students a pass certificate if they get a grade above 'E' in all subjects of internal assessment (unless he/she is exempted).

CBSE Class 12 result 2026- Here's how to calculate the percentage

The marks in the five main subjects are to be added and divided by 5. For example, the marks of the five main subjects are mentioned below: 

Subject 1: 80

Subject 2: 85 

Subject 3: 87

Subject 4: 92

Subject 5: 95

Step 1: The total marks: 80+85+87+92+95= 439

Step 2: Divide it by 5

439/5 = 87.8 

CBSE Class 12 Result 2026: Meaning of Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Details

QUAL

Eligible for Qualifying Certificate

SJD

Subjudice (under judgement)

EIOP

Eligible for Improvement of Performance

XXXX

Improvement

UFM

Unfair means

N.E.

Not Eligible

NIOP

Not Eligible for Improvement of Performance

R.W.

Result Withheld

R.L.

Result Later

RT

Repeat Theory

CBSE Class 12 Result 2026: Grading System

Marks

Grades

Points for Grades

91-100

A1

10

81-90

A2

9

71-80

B1

8

61-70

B2

7

51-60

C1

6

41-50

C2

5

31-40

D

4

21-30

E1

-

0-20

E2

-

 

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CBSE Class 12 Result 2026: Verification, Re-evaluation of Answer sheets

The Board releases the CBSE 12th rechecking/revaluation result 2026 on the official website. Students can check their result using roll number, admit card ID and school number.

After obtaining copy of their answer sheet, students will be able to apply for verification or revaluation of CBSE 12th result 2026 or both between last week of May and June first week, 2026, tentatively. The fees for verification of CBSE 12th is INR 500 per answer book, and the fees for revaluation are INR 100 per question.

Students are required to fill out the application form for the photocopy, verification of the marks, revaluation or both online on the official website before the last date. The board re-checks the answer sheets for totaling errors, missing marks, or unchecked/ unmarked questions. 

CBSE Class 12 Board Exam Result 2026: Photocopy of Answer Sheet

Students who wish to obtain the scanned photocopies of CBSE 12th result 2026 answer sheets could apply for the same by paying a fee of Rs 700 per subject till the last week of May 2026, tentatively. 

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CBSE 12th Supplementary Result 2026

CBSE is expected to release the CBSE 12th compartment result 2026 in the first week of August 2026 on the Board's website. The 12th compartment result 2026 shares the name, roll number, and marks scored by students in all subjects, grades, etc. The Board will conduct the CBSE 12th compartment exam in July 2026, in pen and paper format.

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CBSE 12th Result 2026 Statistical Analysis

CBSE will release the CBSE 12th result 2026 statistics along with the result in May 2026. The Board will not release the CBSE Class 12 toppers list 2026 to avoid unhealthy competition.Students can check the CBSE result statistics of the 2025 below:

  • Overall pass percentage for CBSE 12th result 2025 was 88.39%
  • A total of 17,04,367 students registered for the exam. Out of these, 16,92,794 students appeared, and 14,96,307 students passed the CBSE 12th exam.
  • In 2025, girls outperformed boys, recording a pass percentage of 91.64%, slightly up from 91.52% in 2024. Boys registered a 85.70 pass percentage. Overall, girls performed better than boys by a margin of 5.94%. The transgender category achieved a 100% pass percentage this year, a significant jump from 50% in 2024.
  • Overall, 308105 students from the Delhi region of CBSE Board registered for the Class 12 board exam 2025, of which 306733 students appeared and 291962 passed. The pass percentage was 95.18 per cent.
  • A total of 21825 students from Foreign schools registered for the CBSE 12th board exam 2025 and 21782 of them appeared for the exams. A total of 20694 students from foreign schools cleared the CBSE 12th 2025 exam, taking the pass percentage to 95.01 per cent.
  • Result of Delhi-West region students

Registered: 127943 students 

Appeared: 127311 students

Pass percentage: 95.37 per cent.

  • Performance of students in the Delhi-East region

In the CBSE 12th board exam 2025, the pass percentage of students from the East region of Delhi was 95 per cent

Registered: 180162 students 

Appeared: 179422 students

Pass: 170551 students

Pass percentage: 95.06 per cent.

  • Region-wise pass percentage

Vijaywada: 99.60 per cent of students pass

Trivandrum: 99.32 per cent

Chennai: 97.39 per cent

Bengaluru: 95.95 per cent

Delhi West: 95.37 per cent

Delhi East: 95.06 per cent

Chandigarh: 91.61 per cent

Panchkula: 91.17 per cent

Pune: 90.93 per cent

Ajmer: 90.40 per cent

Bhubaneswar: 83.64 per cent

Guwahati: 83.62 per cent

Dehradun: 83.45 per cent

Patna: 82.86 per cent

Bhopal: 82.46 per cent

Noida: 81.29  per cent

Prayagraj: 79.53 per cent.

  • Over 16 lakh students took the CBSE 12th board exam-

    • 1704367 - Registered

      1692794 - Appeared

      1496307 - Passed

      88.39% - Pass percentage.

  • JNVs record the best result in Class 12th

JNVs have recorded a pass percentage of 99.29 per cent, the best among all schools

JNV: 99.29 per cent of students pass

KV: 99.05 per cent

STSS: 98.96 per cent

GOVT AIDED: 91.57 per cent

GOVT: 90.48 per cent

INDEPENDENT: 87.94 per cent.

  • 129095 students, or 7.63 percent, fell in the Compartment category. 
  • Over 1 lakh students secured 90 per cent or above marks in the CBSE 12th exam 2025-

    Over 90% and above: 111544 students

    Pass percentage of students >90% above: 6.59 per cent

    Over 95% and above: 24867 students

    The pass percentage of students who scored over 95% above: 1.47 per cent.

  • The CBSE provides digital academic documents –  Mark-Sheet cum Certificates, Migration Certificates and Skill Certificates (wherever applicable) through its digital academic repository “Parinam Manjusha” at cbse.digitallocker.gov.in.

  • CBSE said that to avoid unhealthy competition among the students, it will not prepare and announce any merit list of 10th, 12th board exams. The board has also decided not to award first, second or third divisions to its students.However, the board issued the merit certificate to the top 0.1 per cent of students who have scored the highest marks in the subjects. The merit certificates are also available in DigiLocker.

  • Over 41 lakh students appeared for CBSE 10th and 12th board exams last year.

    Class X -24,11,538,

    Class XII - 17,87,079

    Total students - 41,98,617 students.

  • For Children with special needs (CWSN) - In Class 12, 5,280 out of 5,668 students cleared the exam, recording a pass percentage of 93.15%.

CBSE 12th Result Statistics of Previous Years

Year

Total appeared students

Overall Pass %

Boys' pass %

Girls' pass %

2025

16,92,794

88.39

85.70

91.64

2024

1621224

87.98

85.12

91.52

2023

16,90,000

87.33

84.7

90.68

2022

14,35,366

92.71

91.25

94.54

2021

13,69,745

99.37

99.67

99.13

2020

1192961

88.78

86.19

92.15

2019

1205484

83.4

79.4

88.7

2018

1106772

83.3

78.99

88.31

2017

1076760

73.96

68.66

82.29

2016

992656

83.05

78.85

88.58

2015

962122

82

77.77

87.56

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FAQs on CBSE 12th Result 2026

Students can check the FAQs on CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 below:

Q:   Can we change marks in CBSE 12th marksheet?
A: 

If you are not satisfied with the marks, you can apply for revaluation or rechecking of the paper. The marks awarded after the rechecking/revaluation shall be considered as the final marks. Then a new marksheet will be issued to you thereafter. 

Q:   Is the CBSE 12th result released online 100% correct?
A: 

Students need not worry about the accuracy of the CBSE 12th result released online. CBSE Class 12 result is released after undergoing various checking processes thus, there are very low chances for the CBSE 12th result released online to be incorrect. Students are advised to collect the marklist from the school after the CBSE 12th result is announced. 

Q:   What should I do if I am unable to pass the CBSE 12th exam?
A: 

CBSE conducts the CBSE 12th supplementary exam for those who are unable to clear the CBSE 12th exam. Students will have to appear for the Supplementary exam which will be conducted by the Board in June/July. The details will be announced by the Board after the declaration of the CBSE 12th result. The students will have to apply and pay the requisite fee to appear for the Supplementary exams. 

Q:   How do I choose my career after 12th?
A: 

There are many courses to choose from after completing high secondary. Students should choose the courses as per their skills. Choosing the good courses helps students to build a strong career.

Q:   What can I do if I feel the marks awarded to me in CBSE 12th Physics are not correct?
A: 

In case you feel you are not rewarded proper marks, you can apply for revaluation of CBSE 12th Physics result 2026. Thereafter, if you still feel that your scores should have been higher, you must apply for rechecking of the paper. But keep in mind that if the scores are reduced after reval/rechecking, you will not be given the choice to keep the previous marks. 

CBSE 12th result 2026 is expected to release in the first week of May 2026 on the official website- cbse.nic.in. Students can check their CBSE Class 12 result 2026 using roll number and other details mentioned in the admit card. 

Q:   When will the CBSE 12th rechecking and verification 2026 begin?
A: 

The Central Board of Secondary Education will begin the process of CBSE 12th rechecking & verification of answer sheets 2026 after the release of CBSE Class 12 result 2026. Students will be able to apply for scanned copies of their answer sheets to go through their answers and see the marking. Thereafter, they could apply for rechecking and reverification of the answer sheets. Click on CBSE 12th dates 2026 for more details.

Q:   Will CBSE conduct 12th supplementary exams for all subjects?
A: 

Yes, the Board conducts CBSE 12th supplementary exam for the subjects which students are not able to clear. CBSE Class 12 supplementary exams are usually conducted on a single day.

Students who are unable to clear their CBSE Class 12 exams in one or two subjects and those who wish to improve their marks can apply and appear for the supplementary/improvement exams.  

Q:   Is it necessary to collect the original marksheet from the school after the release of the CBSE 12th result 2026?
A: 

Yes, you must collect your marksheet from school. This is an important doc and is required while applying for higher education and jobs

Q:   What are the different ways to check the CBSE 12th result?
A: 

Students can check their CBSE 12th result on the official website- cbse.nic.in. They can also check their results via IVRS, SMS, Digilocker and Umang app. For more details, click on CBSE Class 12 result

Q:   What is the pass percentage of students in CBSE 12th exam?
A: 

Every year, CBSE records a decent overall pass percentage overall. In 2025, the Board recorded an overall pass percentage of 88.39 which is an increase from the 2024's 87.98 percent. A total of 17,04,367 students registered for the exam, out of which 16,92,794 students appeared, and 14,96,307 students passed the CBSE 12th exam 2025.

The pass percentage of girls was 91.64 while that of boys was 85.70.

Q:   Where will I get CBSE 12th original certificate from?
A: 

Students have to collect their CBSE 12th original certificate from their schools. They will be notified by the schools after the release of the results. Usually students receive the CBSE plus two mark list within 2 weeks after the announcement of results.

Q:   How can I get photocopy of my CBSE 12th answer sheet 2026?
A: 

Students can apply for obtaining the photocopies of CBSE Class 12 answer sheets 2026 on the official website after the results are out. The Board will release the dates to apply for obtaining the photocopies of the answer sheets of CBSE 12th 2026. Students can go through their answer sheets, analyse their answers and marks rewarded and then decide whether to apply for rechecking or verification of marks.  Read more below:

CBSE 12th Important Dates

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