Bhubaneswar

Odisha's Council of Higher Secondary Education declared the results of its Class 12 examinations on Wednesday, with close to 86 per cent of the 3.98 lakh students who appeared for it clearing the exam.

Announcing the results, the state's School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said 4.01 lakh students registered for the Annual Higher Secondary Examination-2026 (Class 12).

Of these, 3.98 lakh students appeared for the exam and 3.41 lakh passed, he said, adding that the overall pass percentage stood at 85.85 per cent, which is higher than last year's 82.45 per cent.

The pass percentages for arts, science, commerce and Vocational streams were 84.50 per cent, 88.80 per cent, 88.07 per cent and 77.62 per cent, respectively.

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Students can access their marks online from 3 pm onwards on the websites https://results.odisha.gov.in, https://results.digilocker.gov.in, and in the SAMS College e-space.

The theory examinations were conducted between February 18 and March 28, at 1,364 centres, while practical examinations took place from January 2 to January 15.