The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is set to declare the Class 12 Result 2026 in the third week of May, much to the delight of more than 18 lakh students across India. The time frame was mentioned by the Controller of Examinations, Sanyam Bhardwaj, who also assured the student community that the rumours about a technical glitch in the result process are completely unfounded.
The results announcement is subject to CBSE’s grace marks policy. If a candidate is just one or two marks short of the qualifying marks, they may receive grace marks to pass the exams. In some instances, compensatory marks are also awarded if any errors in question papers are noticed.
Students can check their results on the CBSE websites like cbse.gov.in, results.cbse.nic.in and cbse.nic.in.
On the day of the results, these websites are very slow because of heavy traffic. So students should keep websites open to avoid delays.
The CBSE releases results for all streams on that day. So the CBSE 12th results for Science, Commerce and Arts streams will be out on the day.
Along with the CBSE 12th result, the board will also provide details like pass percentage, gender-wise pass percentage and region-wise pass percentage.
Candidates would have to acquire at least 33 per cent marks to pass the CBSE Class 12 exams. They should also achieve the minimum qualifying marks in theory and practice for each subject separately. Both these criteria should be fulfilled to pass the exams.
The CBSE also gives marksheets through DigiLocker. To download it, students should
This digital marksheet is valid for college admissions and other official purposes.
The students can check the CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 from the official websites: cbse.gov.in and results.cbse.nic.in.
Furthermore, the result can also be checked from DigiLocker, where the digital marksheet can be downloaded.
Students should have their roll number, school number, admit card ID, and date of birth handy to avoid any last-minute hiccups.
The CBSE said that the Class 12 results are on schedule and will likely be out in the week of May. The Controller of Examinations Sanyam Bhardwaj said that there are no issues with the evaluation process.
In the past the results were usually out in the week of the month. This time students should wait for the official announcement from the board.
