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    How Many Students Appeared for CBSE 10th Exam 2026?

    How Many Students Appeared for CBSE 10th Exam 2026?

    Priyanka DasguptaUpdated on 13 Mar 2026, 11:08 AM IST

    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the CBSE Class 10th exam from February 17 to March 11, 2026. Every year, lakhs of students register and appear in the CBSE 10th board examination. A total of 26,60,000 students have registered for the CBSE Class 10th exam 2026. The statistics of the students who appeared in the CBSE 10th exam 2026 will be updated soon by the board after the exam is concluded. The board examination is being conducted in several exam centres across India.

    This Story also Contains

    1. CBSE 10th Exam 2026 Overview
    2. Number of Students Appeared for CBSE 10 Exam - Comparison
    3. CBSE 10th Exam Statistics
    How Many Students Appeared for CBSE 10th Exam 2026?
    How Many Students Appeared for CBSE 10th Exam 2026?

    Last year, 23,85,070 students registered for the CBSE 10th board examination. The CBSE 10th exam is being conducted for 83 subjects in 8,075 exam centres. This year, the 10th exam will be conducted in two phases, where phase 1 is compulsory, and phase 2 is an option for improvement. The number of students who appear for the CBSE 10th exam 2026 varies based on the exam they are going to appear for.

    CBSE 10th Exam 2026 Overview

    Students can go through the detailed overview of the CBSE Class 10th exam 2026 from the table given below.

    ParticularsDetails

    Conducted by

    Central Board of Secondary Education

    Class

    CBSE Secondary exam 2026

    CBSE 10th exam date

    February 17 to March 11, 2026

    Duration of the exam

    3 hours

    No. of students registered to appear in the CBSE 10th exam

    26.6 Lakhs

    No. of students appearing in CBSE 10th

    To be announced

    Answer books to be evaluated

    1,72,90,000 (approximately)

    Official website

    cbse.gov.in

    Number of Students Appeared for CBSE 10 Exam - Comparison

    Here is a quick comparison between the number of students who appeared in the CBSE 10th exam for the academic years 2024, 2025 and 2026.

    Academic yearTotal students appeared

    2026

    26,60,000 (Registered)

    2025

    23,85,070

    2024

    22,51,812

    CBSE 10th Exam Statistics

    The CBSE 10th exam previous year statistics are mentioned here for the students to compare the number of students who have appeared in the examination in the last couple of years.

    Year

    Registered students

    Appeared

    Passed

    2025

    22,51,812

    22,38,827

    20,95,467

    2024

    23,85,079

    23,71,939

    22,21,636

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many students appear for CBSE Class 10?
    A:

    A total of 26.60 lakhs students are registered to appear in the CBSE Class 10 exam 2026.

    Q: When will the CBSE 10th result 2026 be released?
    A:

    The CBSE 10th result 2026 will be released in May 2026. Last year, the results were announced on May 13, 2025.

    Q: How many students qualified for the CBSE 10th exam?
    A:

    Once the results are announced, students will get to know the number of students who qualified for the CBSE 10th exam. Last year, 2,221,636 students passed the examination.

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