The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the CBSE Class 10th exam from February 17 to March 11, 2026. The CBSE Class 10 board exams 2026 witnessed participation from a massive number of students across India and abroad. A total of 24,83,479 students registered for the examination, and 24,71,777 students appeared. Out of this, a total of 23,16,008 students passed the CBSE 10 examination, and the overall pass percentage stood at 93.70% this year.
This year, the CBSE 10th exams were conducted across 8,075 centres. The slight improvement in pass percentage shows a consistent academic progress of the students compared to 2025. Read more to know the detail of the overall statistics and performance of the students in CBSE Class 10 result 2026.
| Particulars | Details |
| CBSE Class X exam dates | February 17 to March 11, 2026 |
| Result Date | April 15, 2026 |
| Total Registered Students | 24,83,479 |
| Total Appeared Students | 24,71,777 |
| Total Passed Students | 23,16,008 |
| Overall Pass Percentage | 93.70% |
| Increase in Pass % | 0.04% |
| Number of Schools | 27,339 |
| Number of Exam Centres | 8,075 |
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.
| Total Registered Students | 24,83,479 |
| Total Appeared Students | 24,71,777 |
| Total Passed Students | 23,16,008 |
| Overall Pass Percentage | 93.70% |
| Increase in Pass % | 0.04% |
| Number of Schools | 27,339 |
| Number of Exam Centres | 8,075 |
| Academic year | Total students appeared |
|---|---|
2025 | 23,85,070 |
2024 | 22,51,812 |
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 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Around 24.7 lakh students appeared for the CBSE Class 10 board exams in 2026. Each year, participation remains high, making it one of the largest school-level examinations in India.
The CBSE 10th result 2026 has been released on April 15, 2026 for term 1 exams. Last year, the results were announced on May 13, 2025.
Around 23.16 lakh students qualified for the CBSE Class 10 exam in 2026, out of nearly 24.7 lakh who appeared, resulting in an overall pass percentage of 93.70%.
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Hello Student, kya aap mujhe bata sakte hai ki Class 10 CBSE ke kis aspect ke baare mein information chahiye.
Hi Punam,
Here you can download the question paper.
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-class-10-question-paper-2026
If you need more resources, please let us know.
You can check the CBSE board's class 10th previous year paper from the link given below:
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-previous-year-question-papers-class-10
Hi Abhay,
You can check the model paper of class 10th here.
https://school.careers360.com/download/ebooks/cbse-class-10-science-mid-term-question-paper-2025-pdf
if you need more resources please let us know.
Hi Sahil,
Here you can check the class 10th question paper .
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-previous-year-question-papers-class-10
If you need more resources, please let us know.
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