The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has declared the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) Class 10 and ISC (Indian School Certificate) Class 12 results 2026 today, April 30, 2026 around 11 AM.The overall pass percentage this year has remained above 99% in both examinations, but the more telling shifts lie in how performance is spread across regions and groups.
Scale of participation across ICSE, ISC
The ICSE examination was conducted across 2,957 schools with 2,58,721 candidates, including 1,37,503 boys and 1,21,218 girls. The ISC examination saw participation from 1,553 schools with 1,03,316 candidates, including 54,118 boys and 49,198 girls.The scale remains large and stable, showing consistent uptake across both secondary and higher secondary levels.
Overall performance remains above 99%
The ICSE examination recorded an overall pass percentage of 99.18%, while ISC stood at 99.13%. Girls outperformed boys in both examinations.In ICSE, girls recorded 99.46% compared to 98.93% for boys. In ISC, girls achieved 99.48% while boys recorded 98.81%.The gap remains narrow but consistent, suggesting stable gender performance trends rather than a widening difference.
Region-wise performance shows clear clustering
While national averages remain high, regional data shows distinct clusters of performance.
ICSE Class 10 region-wise analysis
The Western region recorded the highest pass percentage at 99.85%, followed by the Southern region at 99.81%. The Northern and Eastern regions recorded 98.86% and 98.84% respectively.The Foreign region reported a significantly lower pass percentage of 90.41%.In terms of participation, the Northern region accounted for the highest number of candidates, indicating its continued dominance in volume even when not leading in outcomes.
ISC Class 12 region-wise analysis
The Southern region recorded the highest pass percentage at 99.87%, followed by the Western region at 99.55%. The Northern region stood at 99.05%, while the Eastern region recorded 98.93%.The Foreign region reported 99.77%. Here too, the Northern region had the highest number of candidates, reinforcing a pattern where participation and performance do not always align.
Participation patterns and subject spread
The ICSE examination covered 67 subjects, including 20 Indian languages and 14 foreign languages. The ISC examination included 45 subjects, with 13 Indian languages and 2 foreign languages.This spread continues to position CISCE as a board with a wide subject offering, particularly at the secondary level.
What do the numbers show
At the national level, the 2026 results show continuity. Pass percentages remain stable, gender gaps remain narrow, and category-wise outcomes show limited variation.The more significant signals lie in regional patterns. Western and Southern regions continue to lead in outcomes, while the Northern region remains dominant in participation. The Foreign region’s lower ICSE pass percentage stands out as an exception within an otherwise tightly clustered dataset.The results do not point to a single shift. Instead, they suggest a system where performance is stabilised at the top end, and variation is increasingly visible only when examined through regional distribution.
