The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday declared the Class 10 examination results for the academic year 2025–26, recording an overall pass percentage of 93.70%, marginally higher than last year’s 93.66%.
While Thiruvananthapuram emerged as the top-performing region with 99.79%, in the western zone, Pune region recorded a pass percentage of 96.66%.
Several schools in Pune achieved 100% pass results.
All 80 students of Jnana Prabodhini Prashala cleared the exam with school average of 90.5% and 56 students scoring above 90% and 25 crossing 95%. The topper, Atharv Bhide, secured 98% marks.
The Orbis Schools (Keshavnagar and Mundhwa) reported a 100% pass rate, with top scores reaching up to 98.6%.
The Sanskriti Group of Schools (Undri, Wagholi, and Bhukum campuses) also recorded a 100% pass result, with around 500 students appearing for the examination.
The school topper, Abha Rajesh Bhokse, secured 98.4%, with scores in English (99), Sanskrit (99), Mathematics (97), Science (99), and Social Science (99). Other top performers included Rudra Rakesh Chandhari (98.4%), Abha Barve Kulkarni (98.2%), Anvay Salil Zende (98.2%), and Soham Manoj Joshi (98.2%).
Student Ameay Rathi, who developed artificial intelligence-based projects and presented at IIT Delhi and AI summit platforms, scored 97.9% in the examination. Another student Soham Joshi scored 96.2%.
{{/usCountry}}Student Ameay Rathi, who developed artificial intelligence-based projects and presented at IIT Delhi and AI summit platforms, scored 97.9% in the examination. Another student Soham Joshi scored 96.2%.
{{/usCountry}}Bhokse said, “Our teachers are very supportive and make learning meaningful and interesting. The positive environment helps in overall development.”
Over 75% students at Akshara International School scored above 90% with topper Ridhima Bhagwati securing 98% marks.
CBSE said that no merit list is announced to avoid unhealthy competition among students. However, top 0.1% scorers will receive merit certificates via DigiLocker.
Students can access their results through official websites including cbse.gov.in, results.cbse.nic.in, and cbseresults.nic.in, as well as through DigiLocker and the UMANG app.