CBSE extends tele-counselling after Class 12 pass percentage dips
Press Trust of India | May 19, 2026 | 12:50 PM IST | 1 min read
Support continues for students, parents and schools over result-related concerns; board opens official help channels
Download this ebook to explore 50+ entrance exams after Class 12 for admission into top undergraduate colleges across engineering, management, law & more.
Download NowNew Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education on Monday said it is extending tele-counselling and support services for students, parents and schools following the declaration of class 12 results for 2026.
IMP. Ques & PYQ's: Physics | Chemistry | Maths | Biology | English
Formula Sheet & PYQ's: Physics | Chemistry | Maths | PYQ's (All Subjects)
Also See: Foreign Universities in India | Liverpool | York | Bristol | Victoria
Free Study Material for Class 12th: Boards & JEE | Boards & NEET
In a post on X, the board said students and parents can connect with CBSE through official channels for guidance, clarification and assistance related to results, evaluation and post-result queries. "The board remains committed to supporting students with sensitivity and care," it said. The CBSE declared the class 12 results on May 13, with over 85 per cent candidates clearing the exams.
The results showed that overall, the pass rate dipped by over 3 percentage points compared to the previous year. Marking a first, the CBSE carried out full-scale evaluation of class 12 exam answer sheets through 'On Screen Marking' (OSM), under which 98,66,622 answer books were digitally assessed by around 70,000 evaluators.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Quick Watch
]Next Story
]CBSE makes third language compulsory for Class 9 from July, with Class 6 books and shared teachers
CBSE 9th Class syllabus will include compulsory third language from 2026; board asks school to use Class 6 textbooks, other subject teachers; Sanskrit may again be only R3 option for English-medium schools
Shradha Chettri | 1 min readFeatured News
]- St Stephen’s terminates 2 assistant professors appointed during ex-principal’s tenure over irregularities
- NIT Karnataka’s entrepreneurship model goes beyond incubators and into classrooms; now it’ll guide other NITs
- Defunding Liberal Arts: When sociology and history learning fades, social media influencers fill the gap
- Section of JBIMS grads without jobs, say placement team ‘not taking responsibility’; B-school blames students
- No lab, little funds, full-time job: Midnight equations land Tumkur University prof on top 2% scientists list
- The top 2% scientists' list counts papers, citations well; retractions may need a closer look
- Jadavpur University has 63 researchers in top 2% scientists list – highest count among state institutions
- Maharashtra NEET Counselling: Pvt medical colleges move HC, want institute rounds of MBBS, MD admissions back
- Global Hunger Index 2026: India ranks 100th, in ‘serious’ category; child-wasting level worst in South Asia
- Delhi University EC to discuss Rs 8,000-crore hostel plan for over 30,000 students