CBSE Result 2026 Class 12 Out: Girls Outshine Boys, 85.20% Overall Pass Percentage Recorded

CBSE class 12 result 2026 is out. As per the result statistics, the overall pass percentage in CBSE 12th result 2026 is 85.20%. Girls have done better than Boys by 6.73%. Meanwhile, Trivandrum performs best region-wise with a 95.62 pass percentage. 

CBSE 12th Result OUT! Central Board of Secondary Education has declared CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 on 13 May 2026. The overall pass percentage has been recorded at 85.20%. This year, a decline of 3.19 percentage has been recorded in comparison to last year's pass rate of 88.39%. A total of 18,57,517 students registered for exam across 19,967 schools worldwide. The result has been announced same as last year's cbse 12th result date and time. The board has confirmed that the CBSE Class 12 result 2026 link is now fully active across multiple platforms, including Digilocker, SMS, and UMANG app. 

CBSE 12th Result 2026: Girls Outshine Boys Again

The CBSE Class 12 results in 2026 have shown that female students outperformed male students by 6.73 percentage. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 88.86%, while boys recorded a pass percentage of 82.13%. Transgender students achieved a perfect 100% pass rate.

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CBSE Result 2026 Class 12 Highlights 

Students can check the CBSE 12th result 2026 important highlights below: 

• Trivandrum become top-performing zone with a pass rate of 95.62%.
• Chennai secured second rank with a pass rate of 93.84%.
• Delhi West maintained best performance at 92.34% in Delhi.
• Prayagraj finished at the bottom of the pass percentage at 72.43%.
• Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) recorded highest institutional success rate at 98.55%.
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) followed closely at 98.47%.
• Independent schools registered a lower collective pass percentage of 84.22%.
• Children with Special Needs (CWSN) achieved an encouraging pass rate of 90.16%.
• Exactly 9.26% of candidates (1,63,800 students) were placed in the compartment category.

How to Download CBSE 12th Result 2026?

To download class 12 CBSE marksheet, students need to follow steps:

• Go to results.cbse.nic.in or click here

• Click on CBSE Class 12 Result link

• Enter roll number and other details

• Click on submit

• Download and print marksheet.