New Delhi, April 15 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday declared the Class 10 board results for 2026, with 93.70% students passing-up marginally from 93.66% last year.

This year, 24.72 lakh students appeared for the examination out of 24.83 lakh registered candidates - a participation rate of 99.53%, compared to 23.72 lakh appearing out of 23.85 lakh registered candidates (99.45%) in 2025. In absolute terms, 23.16 lakh students passed in 2026, higher than 22.22 lakh last year, reflecting a rise in both participation and the number of successful candidates.

"This year, the pass percentage of students in Class 10 is 93.70%, which is better than the pass percentage of last year, i.e. 93.66% of the 2025 examination...