CBSE Class 12th Result released, pass percentage more than 90%, college admissions to be tougher

Despite the hurdles, uncertainty and a long delay of exams and results, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has brought good news for students. While the pass percentage has gone up, there is also a rise in the number of students getting 90+ marks. This may translate in tougher competition and a higher cut-off for college-level admissions. As many as 1,57,934 students scored over 90 per cent marks, while 38,686 got more than 95 per cent marks in CBSE class 12 results. The CBSE class 12 result is available at cbseresults.nic.in, however, students are complaining that the website is down since morning.

As many as 13.24 per cent of total students have got over 90 per cent marks



and as many as 3.24 per cent of the 12 lakh students have got more than 95 per cent marks, as per the official data. Over 12 lakh students had registered to appear for CBSE class 12 Board exams. Of these, 88.78 per cent have cleared the board exam. This is a rise of 5.38 per cent from 2019 when 83.40 per cent of students passed the exam.

The number of students getting 90 or 95 per cet or more marks has almost doubled as compared to last year. The number of students scoring 95 per cent and above marks has gone up from 1.47 per cent of the over 12 lakh students to 3.24 per cent this year. As many as 13.24 per cent students got more than 90 per cent. This is a rise from 7.82 per cent last year.