New Delhi, July 19 -- The overall pass percentage in the Class 10 board examinations rose to 96.78% after the second set of papers, with 59.95% students improving their performance, according to results announced by the CBSE on Saturday. The second board examination was taken by 663,777 students, accounting for 26.85% of the more than 2.47 million students who had appeared for the mandatory main Class 10 board examination held between February and March. The Class 10 main board exam results, declared on April 15, had recorded an overall pass percentage of 93.70%, marginally higher than 93.66% in 2025. According to CBSE, 664,027 students registered for the second exams and 663,777 appeared. Of these, 513,955 students took the examination for improvement, and 308,095 (59.95%) succeeded in improving their performance. Another 149,822 students appeared under compartment category, of whom 78,503 (52.40%) cleared the examination, an improvement of 3.72 percentage points over the 48.68% compartment pass percentage recorded in 2025.htc...