The overall pass percentage of the Patna region, which includes all districts of Bihar, in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII examination declined to 74.45% in 2026, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. This figure marks a sharp drop from 78.83% recorded last year, reflecting a decline of more than four percentage points.
Regional Performance and National Comparison
The Patna region ranked 21st among 22 regions in the country and remained well below the national average of 85.20%. Of the 80,161 candidates registered in Bihar, 79,012 appeared for the examination and 58,824 passed successfully. The results also highlighted a significant gender gap. Boys recorded a pass percentage of 70.50%, while girls performed considerably better with 81.13%.
Performance by Social Categories
Among different social categories, OBC candidates secured the highest pass percentage at 75.08%, followed by ST candidates at 74.49%, General category students at 74.09% and SC candidates at 71.99%.
School-wise Performance
Performance also varied widely across school categories. Kendriya Vidyalayas recorded an impressive pass percentage of 99.55%, while Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas achieved 98.78%. Government schools posted 87.12%, whereas independent schools recorded 75.66%. The Patna region also reported one of the highest compartment rates in the country. A total of 13,368 students were placed in the compartment category, accounting for 16.92% of the appeared candidates. Bihar currently has 942 CBSE-affiliated schools and 323 examination centres.
DAV Public School, BSEB Colony, achieved a 100% pass percentage, with students excelling across science, commerce and arts streams. Atul Srivastava topped the school with 98.4% marks in the arts stream. Principal AC Jha said a large number of students scored above 90%, reflecting the quality education and disciplined academic environment of the school.
Rohan Prasad of St Michael's High School scored 98.6% in science stream, Shivam Raj secured 98% in commerce stream and Asna Khan obtained 97% in arts stream. Principal Fr A Christu Savarirajan SJ said of the 426 candidates registered for the examination, 425 cleared it with flying colours, while 109 students scored above 90%.
Notre Dame Academy achieved a perfect 100% pass percentage and, out of 271 students, 98% secured first division, while 52 students scored above 90%. Shivani Vats from the arts stream topped the school with 97.2%. Loyola High School also achieved a 100% result, with Arnav Aditya emerging as school topper with 97% in arts.
Nandani, Shivangi Gupta and Anushka Ranjan emerged as toppers of St Karen's High School with 96.8%, 96% and 94.6% in arts, science and commerce streams respectively. Principal Seema Singh said over 19 students secured 90% and above. Similarly, at St Karen's Secondary School, 19 students scored above 90%. Soumya Sinha and Adivya Aryan both secured 96% in their respective streams — arts and science — while Ashika Patel scored 95.6% in commerce.
Farhat Hasan, directress of International School, said 98% students passed with first division, with many achieving distinction marks. "Ayush Raj is the school topper with 98.5% in science stream," she added.
Holy Mission Secondary School recorded a 100% pass percentage. A total of 71 students secured more than 90% marks.
Baldwin Academy recorded an overall pass percentage of 92%, with 18 students scoring above 85%, while Suhana Gupta emerged as the school topper with 94.4% in commerce.
