The wait is over for Class 10 students. CBSE has declared the results of the Class X Second Board Examination, 2026, and anyone who sat the exam can check their scores right away on the DigiLocker Results Portal at results.digilocker.gov.in. The overall pass percentage, after combining the Main and Second Board results, stands at 96.78%.
This was the first year Class 10 ran on a two-exam model. Following the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, CBSE gave students two chances at the board. The Main Board Examination ran from 17 February to 11 March 2026. The Second Board Examination came later, from 15 May to 21 May 2026.
Here’s the part that matters most for regular students: you keep the better score. For students who took both, CBSE considers the higher of the two performances when preparing the final result. The second exam was meant purely as a chance to do better.
And plenty of students used it. Of the 5,13,955 candidates who appeared for improvement, 3,08,095 (59.95%) pushed their scores above their Main Examination marks.
Second Board Examination 2026 at a glance
| Detail | Number |
|---|---|
| Candidates registered | 6,64,027 |
| Candidates appeared | 6,63,777 |
| Appeared for improvement | 5,13,955 |
| Improved over Main Exam | 3,08,095 (59.95%) |
| Appeared in compartment category | 1,49,822 |
| Passed in compartment category | 78,503 (52.40%) |
| Overall pass % (Main + Second combined) | 96.78% |
The compartment pass rate climbed too. This year 52.40% cleared it, against 48.68% in 2025.
How to get your result and marksheet
Schools will receive their school-wise results on their registered email addresses, and can pull student documents from the repository using the credentials CBSE already gave them. Students at CBSE-affiliated schools abroad can access both their results and digital academic documents through DigiLocker.
A few points on the printed marksheets:
- Regular students, including those studying abroad, will get their printed Mark Sheet-cum-Passing Certificates through their schools.
- Private candidates get digital documents on DigiLocker, with printed copies posted to their registered addresses.
- Private candidates under the Delhi East and Delhi West Regional Offices can collect printed documents from the exam centre where they appeared.
Details of post-result facilities, such as verification and rechecking, will come in a separate circular.
CBSE has asked students and parents to steer clear of unverified social media posts and rumours about the result process, and to trust only the board’s official channels. Stuck with a query? Write to resultcbse2026@cbseshiksha.in, or reach your regional office or the CBSE tele-helplines.