Karnataka 2nd PUC Toppers 2026: Udupi, Dakshina Kannada records highest pass percentage; Yadgir at lowest
Vaishnavi Shukla | April 9, 2026 | 07:58 PM IST | 1 min read
KSEAB declared the Karnataka 2nd PUC results 2026 today, marking the overall pass percentage to 86%
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Download NowThe Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has announced the Karnataka 2nd PUC result 2026 today. Two students have topped the science exams, one in commerce and 2 in arts stream subjects, in the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam 2026. Kar 2nd PUC Results 2026 Live Updates
As per several media reports, the science students recorded the highest pass percentage at 91.69%, followed by commerce at 88.04% and arts at 72.86%. While the Udupi district achieved the highest pass rate at 93.90%, followed by Dakshina Kannada at 93.57%, Yadgir is at the lowest with 48.45%.
For the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam 2026 , more than 7 lakh students registered, of whom 6,32,200 appeared, and 5,46,698 qualified for the exam.
Karnataka 2nd PUC Results 2026: Girls outperform boys
In the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam 2026, girls have outperformed boys. Among the 3.4 lakh female candidates, the pass percentage stood at 77.8%, whereas among the 2.9 lakh male students, it was 68.2%.
The total pass percentage stands at 86.48%, showing a significant improvement of 13 points. Last year, the overall pass percentage stood at 73.4%
Karnataka 2nd PUC Toppers List 2026
The list of toppers for science, commerce, and arts streams in the Karnataka 2nd PUC exams 2026 is as follows:
Stream-wise toppers list
| Toppers' name | Marks out of 600 | District |
| Science stream toppers |
|
|
| Shamanyu S. Shetty | 598 | Dakshin Kannada |
| Nandan Nayak | 598 | |
| Vaishnavi | 597 | Udupi |
| Arnavi | 597 | |
| Archana | 595 | Kolar |
| Commerce stream toppers | ||
| Disha | 600 | Dakshin Kannada |
| Commerce stream toppers | ||
| Archana | 598 | Vijayanagar |
| Sangeeta | 598 | |
Candidates can download their Kar 2nd PUC 2026 marks card on the official website , kseab.karnataka.gov.in or karresults.nic.in.
Karnataka 2nd PUC exam 2 time table 2026 revised
Karnataka 2nd PUC exam-2 is conducted for students who are willing to improve their scores. KSEAB will conduct the Karnataka 2nd PUC 2026 exam 2 from April 30 to May 13. While most of the exams will be held from 10 am to 1 pm, some will be conducted from 2 pm to 4:15 pm.
KSEAB conducted the Karnataka 2nd PUC 2026 exams from February 28 to March 17.
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