CBSE Class XII Result 2026: ‘Teachers guided us on writing effective answers’

The Central Board of Secondary Education announced the Class XII Board examination results for 2026 on May 13 through its official websites. The overall pass percentage this year stood at 85.20 per cent. Out of 17,80,365 registered candidates, 17,68,968 students appeared for the exams, while 15,07,109 successfully cleared them.

Among the students who delivered impressive performances this year were: Kalash Jain (97.2%), Arnav Vyas (97%), Diksha Khandelwal (97%), Ishita Adya (96.6%), and Rishit Srivastava (96.6%) from Apeejay School, Noida.

Kalash, who was thrilled with her result, shared, “In the beginning, I did not really have a proper study strategy. I mostly followed whatever my school teachers told me to do. But during January and February, I started studying seriously for around five to six hours daily. I focused more on studying properly instead of sitting with books all day. I revised NCERT repeatedly, cleared my concepts and asked teachers whenever I had doubts. Math was very stressful for me because my marks in midterms and pre-Boards were poor. But my teacher helped me a lot with extra papers and guidance. Solving practice papers daily noticeably improved my confidence and preparation.”

Arnav didn’t have a specific strategy because his main focus throughout the year was on JEE Main preparation. Till January, he was studying almost entirely for JEE, and that itself helped a lot with Boards, especially in Physics and Math.

“Since JEE-level Math is much more difficult, I found school Math comparatively easier. After the January attempt, I started solving CBSE sample papers. By then, my JEE result had already come, and I had scored well, so I was not extremely stressed about Boards. Still, I was a little worried about Physics and Chemistry during exam time. Before the exams, I focused mainly on revising notes and formulas instead of overstudying at the last minute. My school teachers were very supportive throughout. Our Economics teacher helped me by sharing notes and preparation strategies. I also tried to stay consistent and usually studied for six to seven hours daily,” he shared.

Diksha, who had Commerce with Math and plans to pursue Economics (H), said, “I mainly followed whatever my teachers asked me to do, including revising NCERT and reading notes regularly. In Business Studies, my teacher guided me to write answers in points so they would be easier to remember and clearer for the examiner to understand. Teachers also advised me to maintain neat handwriting during exams. One of the greatest challenges for me was my midterm result because I had never scored that low before. I felt quite disappointed at that time, but Anju ma’am encouraged and comforted me. Thereafter, I worked harder, improved gradually and finally achieved the result I wanted.”

More than the marks, Ishita felt happy that she was able to do justice to the hard work and support of her teachers and family. For Board preparation, she mainly focused on NCERT, school notes and previous year papers.

“I also practised many time-bound sample papers because they helped improve my speed and answer writing. Personally, Boards did not feel extremely stressful because my JEE preparation had already strengthened my concepts and problem-solving skills. During Boards, I mainly had to focus more on subjective answer writing. I was also fortunate to have supportive teachers who were always ready to clear my doubts. Another advantage was that JEE Main ended before Boards, which gave me enough time to revise English and Computer Science properly before the exams,” she shared.

Rishit, thrilled with his result couldn’t believe his score as he was busy preparing for JEE. However, since JEE includes both Class XI and XII syllabus, he studied chapters that could helped him in both JEE and Boards together.

“My focus was mainly on being efficient with preparation so that both could be managed simultaneously. English became slightly hectic before boards because I had focused much more on JEE preparation earlier. My teachers were very supportive throughout; they regularly gave us practice papers and checked our answers,” he shared.

Interestingly, he was not stressed during Boards because his JEE preparation had already strengthened my concepts. “I also believe students should focus equally on theory and numericals while preparing for JEE and Boards together,” he added.

Other high achievers included Alankrita Singh with 96.4%, Abhiroop Kapoor with 95.8%, Varenya Sharma and Aahaan Handa with 95.4% each, and Shreyashi Pandey with 95%.