Data Source: CBSE
Ranks 10th and 9th nationally in state-wise performance
Morung Express News
Dimapur/New Delhi | May 13
In a notable achievement, schools in Nagaland recorded the highest pass percentage in the CBSE 2025 Class 10 and 12 board exam results among all states under the Gauhati region.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the results for both classes on Tuesday.
According to the state-wise pass percentage provided by the Board, besides topping the region, schools from Nagaland also performed strongly at the national level—securing 10th position in Class 10 and 9th in Class 12 in terms of pass percentage.
A total of 39 schools from Nagaland appeared for the secondary exams (Class 10) at 18 exam centres, while 19 schools appeared for the senior secondary exams (Class 12) at 12 centres across the State.
Class 10 results
In Class 10, the overall pass percentage from Nagaland stood at 97.19%, with 96.35% for boys and 98.31% for girls.
A press release from the CBSE informed that 1,389 candidates from Nagaland appeared for the Class 10 exam held from February 15 to March 18, 2025.
Out of these, 1,350 cleared the exam, resulting in a pass percentage of approximately 97.19%.
Nagaland’s performance was well above the overall pass percentage for schools under the CBSE Regional Office, Guwahati, which covers the states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram.
At 84.14%, the Guwahati region had the lowest pass percentage among the 17 CBSE regions.
The Vijayawada and Trivandrum regions recorded the highest pass percentages at 99.79%, followed by Bengaluru (98.90%) and Chennai (98.71%).
If compared nationally, Nagaland’s Class 10 pass percentage of 97.19% would place it at fifth among the regional scores.
As per the CBSE’s state-wise distribution of results, Nagaland ranked 10th among the 37 States/Union Territories (UTs) and one foreign school.
Class 12 results
In the Class 12 exams held from February 15 to April 4, students from Nagaland secured an overall pass percentage of 95.31%, significantly higher than the national average of 88.39%.
A total of 1,451 candidates appeared, and all 1,383 cleared the Class 12 exam in Nagaland.
Here too, girl candidates had a slight edge over boys, with pass percentages of 95.97% and 94.71%, respectively.
Nagaland recorded the highest pass percentage among the states under the Guwahati region, which had an overall average of 83.62% and ranked 12th among the CBSE regions.
The Vijayawada region had the highest pass percentage at 99.60%, followed by Trivandrum (99.32%) and Chennai (97.39%). The lowest regional pass percentage was recorded in Prayagraj at 79.53%.
Compared with these figures, Nagaland’s Class 12 pass percentage would place it fifth among the 17 regions.
National outlook
Meanwhile, the Class 12 clearance rate in 2025 stood at 88.39%, marking a marginal increase from last year’s 87.98%. Similarly, the Class 10 pass rate rose slightly to 93.66% from 93.60% in 2024.
A total of 14,96,207 students cleared the Class 12 exam, while 22,21,636 passed the Class 10 exam.
According to the PTI news agency, in Class 12, 1,11,544 candidates scored above 90%, while 24,867 secured above 95%. Last year, the figures were 1.16 lakh and 24,068, respectively.
In Class 10, over 1.99 lakh candidates scored above 90%, and 45,516 secured above 95%. The corresponding figures last year were 2.12 lakh and 47,000, respectively.
The CBSE has announced that it will not release a merit list in order to “avoid unhealthy competition.” It has also discontinued the practice of awarding first, second, and third divisions based on scores.
"According to the earlier decision of the Board to avoid unhealthy competition among students, the CBSE has not published the merit list. However, the Board will issue merit certificates to the top 0.1% of students who have scored the highest marks in various subjects," the report added, quoting Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
More than 1.41 lakh candidates have been placed in the supplementary category for Class 10, while the figure for Class 12 exceeds 1.29 lakh. The numbers have risen slightly for both classes. The supplementary exams for Classes 10 and 12 will be held in July.
