CBSE declares Class 10 Second Board exam results 2026; overall pass percentage at 96.78%

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday declared the results of the Class 10 Second Board Examination 2026, taking the overall pass percentage for the academic year to 96.78% after combining the results of the main and second board examinations.

The board said students can access their results through the DigiLocker Results Portal. School-wise results will also be shared with schools via their registered email addresses, while digital academic documents will be available through the CBSE repository, it added.

CBSE introduced two board examinations for Class 10 from 2026 in line with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.


The main examination was conducted between February 17 and March 11, while the second examination was held from May 15 to May 21.

According to the board, 6,64,027 candidates registered for the second board examination and 6,63,777 appeared. Of these, 5,13,955 students took the examination to improve their scores, with 3,08,095 students (59.95%) improving their performance over the main examination.

In the compartment category, 1,49,822 candidates appeared, of whom 78,503 passed, resulting in a 52.40% pass percentage, up from 48.68% in 2025, CBSE said.

The board said students of CBSE-affiliated schools abroad will also be able to access their results and digital academic documents through DigiLocker.

Printed mark sheet-cum-passing certificates for regular students, including those studying abroad, will be supplied through their respective schools.

Private candidates will receive digital documents through DigiLocker, while printed copies will be sent to their registered addresses, except candidates under the Delhi East and Delhi West regional offices, who can collect them from their examination centres.