The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has officially announced the results for the Class XII examinations conducted in March 2026. A total of 2,65,417 students appeared for the examination, out of which 2,42,755 successfully cleared the exams, resulting in an overall pass percentage of 91.46.
Gender Performance Analysis
Girls once again outperformed boys in the Senior Secondary examination. The pass percentage among female candidates stood at 94.73, while male candidates recorded a pass rate of 88.52 per cent. Notably, all six transgender candidates who appeared in the examination passed, achieving a perfect 100 per cent pass rate in that category.
Comparison with Previous Year
The board observed a slight improvement in overall results compared to the previous academic session. In 2024-25, the overall pass percentage was 91.00, which has now increased to 91.46 in 2025-26.
- 2024-25: 2,65,388 appeared, 2,41,506 passed (91.00%)
- 2025-26: 2,65,417 appeared, 2,42,755 passed (91.46%)
The number of candidates placed in the compartment category stood at 17,495, accounting for 6.59 per cent of total candidates. A total of 5,109 students failed, while 58 results were withheld.
Category-wise Breakdown
- Passed: 2,42,755 (91.46%)
- Compartments: 17,495 (6.59%)
- Failed: 5,109 (1.92%)
- Withheld: 58 (0.02%)
Gender and Area-wise Performance
Out of 1,25,695 girls who appeared, 1,19,073 passed, while among 1,39,716 boys, 1,23,676 cleared the exams. Rural schools recorded a pass percentage of 91.63, slightly higher than urban areas at 91.24 per cent.
- Girls: 1,19,073 passed out of 1,25,695 (94.73%)
- Boys: 1,23,676 passed out of 1,39,716 (88.52%)
- Urban: 1,06,196 passed out of 1,16,388 (91.24%)
- Rural: 1,36,559 passed out of 1,49,029 (91.63%)
School Category Performance
Government schools achieved a pass percentage of 91.41. Non-government schools recorded the highest success rate among all categories at 92.68 per cent, while aided schools posted 88.44 per cent.
Stream-wise Results
The Commerce stream emerged as the top performer among regular candidates with a pass percentage of 98.78. Science followed closely at 98.47 per cent. Humanities and Vocational streams registered lower pass percentages of 87.74 and 87.80, respectively.
- Commerce: 34,496 appeared, 34,077 passed (98.78%)
- Science: 56,456 appeared, 55,593 passed (98.47%)
- Humanities: 1,65,457 appeared, 1,45,179 passed (87.74%)
- Vocational: 9,008 appeared, 7,909 passed (87.80%)
State Toppers
Sukhneet Kaur from Government Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Boha, Mansa district, scored a perfect 500 out of 500 in the Science stream. In Humanities, Suhani Chauhan of B.C.M. Senior Secondary School, Jamalpur Colony, Ludhiana, and Divanshi of Teja Singh Sutantar Memorial Senior Secondary School, Shimlapuri, Ludhiana, also achieved 500 out of 500.
District Toppers
Tarannum Kaur Thind of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Kapurthala, secured 498 marks. Nisha Rani from Government Senior Secondary School, Mauran, Barnala, and Navroop Kaur from Sri Guru Nanak Dev Senior Secondary School, Kandial, Gurdaspur, scored 496 marks each. Swapandeep Kaur Sidhu from Bathinda obtained 494 marks, while Nitika Kapoor from Amritsar and Gurpreet Kaur from Faridkot secured 493 marks each.
