For the academic year 2024-25, the CBSE 12th board exams were conducted from February 15 to April 4, 2025. As per the official data released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, 17,04,367 students registered to appear in the board exams. The actual number of students who finally appeared for the exams has now been disclosed after the announcement of CBSE Class 12 results. The total number of students who took the CBSE 12th examination 2025 is 16,92,794.
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A little less than 17 lakh students appeared for the exams, as in the past, it was seen that the total number of students appearing was always less than the number of students registered.
There are a total of 120 subjects for which CBSE conducted the higher secondary exams, and 1,07,28,990 is the total number of copies that were evaluated.
Students can have a look at the official data of CBSE Class 12th 2025 board exams from the following table:
Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
February 15 to April 4, 2025 | |
Total students registered | 17,04,367 |
Total duration of examination | 49 days |
The actual number of days required for the exams | 38 days |
Subjects offered | 120 |
Answer books evaluated | 1,07,28,990 |
| Year | Number of Schools | Number of Exam Centres |
| 2025 | 19,299 | 7,330 |
| Year | Registered | Appeared | Passed | Pass % |
| 2025 | 17,04,367 | 16,92,794 | 14,96,307 | 88.39 |
| Gender | 2024 | 2025 |
| Girls | 91.52% | 91.64% |
| Boys | 85.12% | 85.70% |
| Transgender | 50 | 100 |
In the previous academic year 2023-24, a total of 16.21,224 students appeared. The overall pass percentage stood at 87.98%, with girls achieving a higher pass percentage of 91.52% in comparison to boys, whose pass percentage stood at 85.12%. In the following table, year-wise statistics for the number of students who appeared in the CBSE 12th exams can be seen.
| Year | Total appeared students | Overall Pass % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,92,794 | 88.39% |
2024 | 16,21,224 | 87.98% |
2023 | 16,60,511 | 87.33% |
2022 | 14,35,366 | 92.71 |
2021 | 13,69,745 | 99.37 |
2020 | 11,92,961 | 88.78 |

The CBSE Board results for Class 12 were announced on May 13, 2025. In the previous academic year, the results were declared on May 13 as well. CBSE usually declares the results during the early hours of the afternoon. In the following table, students can check the timeline of CBSE 12th results for previous years and get information about the trends followed by the board with respect to the announcement of results.
| Year | CBSE 12th Class Result Dates | CBSE 12th Class Result Timing |
|---|---|---|
2024 | May 13 | 11:30 am |
2023 | May 12 | 10:40 am |
2022 | July 22 | 12: 15 pm |
2021 | July 30 | 2 pm |
2020 | July 13 | 12: 30 pm |
2019 | May 2 | 2 pm |
2018 | May 26 | 4 pm |
2017 | May 28 | 8 am |
2016 | May 21 | 12 pm |
2015 | May 25 | 12 pm |
The online CBSE 12th marksheet can be downloaded through various official websites of CBSE. Students can also download CBSE results 12th via DigiLocker as well. It should be noted that the CBSE Class 12 online private candidate result marksheet can be downloaded from the same websites as that of regular students. Here is the list of websites from which students will be able to download the CBSE 12th scorecard:
Note: Apart from these official websites, there are various third-party websites from which results can be accessed.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The overall pass percentage in CBSE 12th results 2025 stood at 88.39%.
Yes, the CBSE Class 12 board exam results were declared on May 13, 2025.
The CBSE 12th results name-wise facility is not yet provided by the board. Students need their roll number, school number and admit card ID mandatorily to access online results from the official CBSE website. To check complete details, click on the link provided.
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