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Posted By: Hari Ram Posted On: May 12, 2026Share Article
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Plus Two toppers celebrate their results at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ashok Nagar on May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj

Class 12 State Board exams: Tamil Nadu registers 95.2% pass rate

In the Tamil Nadu Class 12 State Board examination results released by School Education Secretary B. Chandra Mohan in Chennai on Friday (May 8, 2026), the overall pass percentage rose marginally to 95.2% this year.

Erode district recorded the highest pass percentage of 98.8, while Sivaganga stood second with 98.05%.

The pass percentage this year has marginally surpassed last year’s 95.03%. The total number of students who took the public exams this year is 7,91,654, a marginal decrease from last year’s figure of 7,92,494.

Of the 7.91 lakh students who wrote the Class 12 public exams at 3,412 centres, 4.1 lakh were girls and 3.7 lakh were boys.

Students show their Plus two mark result on mobile phone in Vellore on May 8, 2026 | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy

While 97% of the girls cleared the exams, 93.19% of the boys got through.

As many as 2,639 schools of the total of 7,536 in the State recorded a 100% pass. A total of 489 government schools recorded a cent per cent pass rate. Private schools outperformed other schools this year, with a pass percentage of 98.72, while government schools recorded 92.16% and government-aided schools registered 96.14%.

Of the 8,855 candidates with disabilities, 6,811 got through. A total of 250 prison inmates sat for the exams, and 238 of them passed. As many as 16,024 students scored a centum in any one subject. Computer Science has registered the most number of centums, with 6,945 students scoring a 100. A total of 83 students have scored 100 in Tamil, which is a considerable decrease from last year’s 135.

Following the removal of Class 11 public exams this year, the arrear exams were held for 20,444 candidates. Of them, 8,491 passed.

Students can check their results at https://results.digilocker.gov.in, https://tnresults.nic.in/ or www.dge.tn.gov.in by entering their roll number and date of birth. This time, students can also check their results through WhatsApp by contacting 7845252525.

The Directorate of Government Examinations said provisional certificates would be available from May 13. Class 11 and 12 students can also get their answer sheet scan copies from May 12 to May 16. Students can apply for revaluation from June 5 to June 8.

Supplementary exams for Class 12 will be held from June 29 to July 7, while exams for Class 11 arrears will be held from July 8 to July 16. Students can apply for supplementary exams from May 18 to June 2.

Noting that the number of centum this time around has come down, N. Vijayan, senior principal of Zion and Alwin Group of Schools, said, “Centums in physics have come down and also in the core subjects. This will affect those pursuing engineering, but overall the results are good.”

“Government schools this year have done well. The results are good overall. However, the pass rate of my school has come down, which is disheartening. There is a lot to improve,” said the principal of a government school in Chennai.

In a post on X, the outgoing Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, congratulated the students. He urged them to focus on higher education to achieve excellence in life. “Those who couldn’t pass this time must not lose heart, seize the other opportunities that come your way, and move forward. Education is the key to success in life,” he said.

Published - May 08, 2026 10:47 am IST

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