JAC 12th Topppers 2026: Rashida Naaz shines in science; Simdega emerges as best-performing district
Vaishnavi Shukla | May 6, 2026 | 03:50 PM IST | 1 min read
Jharkhand JAC 12th Toppers 2026: The overall pass percentage stands at 92.33%, showing an overall improvement in performance
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Download NowThe Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) has declared the JAC 12th result 2026 today, and the overall pass percentage stands at 92.33%, indicating an increase in the qualifying percentage. Rashida Naaz has topped the JAC 12th board exam 2026 with 489 marks in the science stream. JAC 12th Result 2026 Live Updates
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Sweta Prasad emerged as the state topper in the commerce stream with 478 marks, and Chhoti Kumari topped in the arts stream with 478 marks.
Jharkhand Board Class 12 results 2026 are available at jac.jharkhand.gov.in. Students can also download their JAC 12th results 2026 on jacresults.com and results.digilocker.gov.in.
JAC 12th Results 2026 Passing Statistics
The overall statistics for the JAC 12th exam 2026 are shown in the table below.
| Stream | Appeared | Failed | JAC 12th pass percentage |
| Arts | 2,11,095 | 8,025 | 96.14% |
| Commerce | 21,078 | 1,370 | 93.37% |
| Science | 90,168 | 15,304 | 82.92% |
JAC 12th Results 2026: Toppers with highest marks
The list of JAC12th toppers 2026 for each stream, along with their pass percentage, is shown in the table below.
| Ranks | Name | Passing marks |
| Science stream | ||
| 1 |
Rashida Naaz
|
489 |
| 2 |
Md Faizan Alam
|
483 |
| 3 |
Akanksha Kumari
|
481 |
| 3 |
Sana Aafrin
|
481 |
| Commerce stream | ||
| 1 |
Sweta Prasad
|
478 |
| 2 | Krish Kumar Barnwal | 472 |
| 3 |
Priyanshi Khatri
|
471
|
| Arts stream | ||
| 1 |
Chhoti Kumari
|
478 |
| 2 |
Ankit Kumar
|
474 |
| 3 | Anshu Kumari | 473 |
JAC 12th Results 2026: Best-performing districts
The best performing districts with the highest pass percentage in Jharkhand Board 12th exams 2026 are shown in the table below.
| Districts | Pass percentage |
| Science | |
|
Latehar
|
93.25%
|
|
Gumla
|
91.06% |
|
Koderma
|
90.83% |
| Commerce | |
|
Simdega
|
99.57%
|
|
Dumka
|
98.63%
|
| Gumla |
98.43% |
| Arts | |
|
Gumla
|
99.52%
|
|
Khunti
|
99.46% |
| Simdega |
99.36% |
Last year, the overall pass percentage stood at 85.2%. In science, 80.53% of girls passed the exams, while boys' pass percentage was 78.47%. Similarly, 95.05% of girls cleared the exam in the commerce stream, while 89.61% of boys qualified. JAC 12th result 2025 statistics, girls outperformed boys in science and commerce streams.
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