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CBSE 2nd Board results: 3 lakh students improve scores

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  1. CBSE declared Class X Second Board Examination 2026 results on July 18, 2026, combining main and second exam pass percentage to nearly 96.8%.

  2. About 3.1 lakh of 5.1 lakh students who took the improvement exam scored higher than in the main exam.

  3. Compartment pass percentage in second exam rose to 52.4%, up from 48.7% last year.

  4. Under CBSE's new two-board system, introduced under NEP 2020, students retain the higher score from the two attempts.

  5. Results are accessible via DigiLocker portal; school-wise results shared via registered emails.

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