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
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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 |
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| 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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