The Central Board of Secondary Education declared Class XII results for 2026, with the national pass percentage falling to 85.2% from 88.39% last year. The Pune region, which includes Maharashtra, recorded an 87.32% pass rate. CBSE data showed girls continued to outperform boys nationally, raising concerns over academic pressure and examination stress.

Mumbai: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced the Class XII board examination results for 2026, with Maharashtra’s CBSE schools recording a mixed performance amid a nationwide decline in pass percentage.

Lags behind Trivandrum (95.62%), Chennai (93.84%), Bengaluru

The overall CBSE Class XII pass percentage stood at 85.20% this year, marking a drop of 3.19 percentage points from 88.39% in 2025. While southern regions continued to dominate the rankings, the Pune region which includes Maharashtra, Goa and parts of neighbouring states recorded a pass percentage of 87.32%, placing it in the mid-tier nationally.

The Pune region performed better than Bhopal, Noida, Patna and Prayagraj, but remained behind top-performing regions such as Trivandrum (95.62%), Chennai (93.84%) and Bengaluru (93.19%).