Kolkata, April 15 -- West Bengal recorded an improvement in performance in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X examinations this year, with the pass percentage rising by 1.23 percentage points to 96.16 per cent from 94.93 per cent in 2025, even as the national pass percentage stood at 93.70 per cent.
Following the publication of the results on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated successful candidates and encouraged those who did not clear the examination. "Heartiest congratulations to all my dear students who have successfully cleared the CBSE examination this year. May your future endeavours be filled with even greater achievements," she posted on X. She also urged students not to lose confidence in the face of setbacks.
According to CBSE data, 43,867 candidates registered from the state, of whom 43,612 appeared and 41,938 passed. Girls outperformed boys, recording a pass percentage of 97.11 per cent, with 18,032 passing, compared to 95.50 per cent among boys, of whom 23,906 cleared the examination.
Across school categories, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas recorded a perfect 100 per cent pass rate, with all 1,122 candidates clearing the examination. Kendriya Vidyalayas followed, with 5,354 out of 5,398 students clearing the examination, translating to a pass percentage of 99.18 per cent. Independent schools saw 34,925 candidates appear and 33,502 pass, with a pass percentage of 95.93 per cent.
Government schools recorded 1,814 candidates appearing and 1,736 passing (95.7 per cent), while government-aided schools lagged behind, with 115 out of 184 students passing, resulting in a pass percentage of 62.5 per cent. STSS institutions reported 90 passes out of 94 candidates, with a pass percentage of 95.74 per cent.
Category-wise, 32,171 candidates from the General category appeared, of whom 30,846 passed, resulting in a pass percentage of 95.87 per cent. In the Scheduled Caste category, 5,287 candidates appeared and 5,121 passed, with a pass percentage of 96.86 per cent. Among Scheduled Tribe candidates, 1,442 appeared and 1,376 passed, resulting in a pass percentage of 95.42 per cent. OBC candidates recorded the highest pass percentage at 97.58 per cent, with 4,709 appearing and 4,595 passing. The Bhubaneswar region, under which West Bengal falls, recorded a pass percentage of 94.67 per cent, placing it 11th among 22 regions.
Nationally, over 24.7 lakh students appeared for the examination conducted between February 17 and March 11.
In Kolkata, Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Anisha Ghosh secured a perfect score of 500 out of 500 to top the school. Her twin sister scored 496, marking a four-mark difference between the two.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.