Maharashtra HSC pass percentage at 89.79 in 2026, lowest since 2019 | Education News
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 2, 2026 06:40 PM IST
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination in Maharashtra recorded a passing percentage of 89.79 per cent in the result declared on May 2. This is the lowest passing percentage recorded since 2019, when the figure stood at 85.88 per cent. Like every year, girls recorded a higher passing rate than boys at 93.15 per cent. The passing rate for boys was 86.80 per cent.
Chairperson of the State Board, Trigun Kulkarni, said in a press conference that better implementation of the anti-cheating campaign has led to a fall in passing percentage. This year, over 91 per cent of examination centres had CCTV cameras, said Kulkarni. The board had instructed schools six months before the examinations that CCTVs would be required. At the remaining centres, where CCTVs were not installed, the examination staff was transferred to increase transparency of the examination.
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The passing rates in previous years were as follows: 2025 – 91.88 per cent, 2024 – 93.37 per cent, 2023 – 91.25 per cent, 2022 – 94.22 per cent, 2021 – 99.63 per cent (COVID year), 2020 – 90.66 per cent, and 2019 – 85. 88 per cent.
Overview of past year results
| Year | Pass Percentage (%) |
| 2026 | 89.79 |
| 2025 | 91.88 |
| 2024 | 93.37 |
| 2023 | 91.25 |
| 2022 | 94.22 |
| 2021 | 99.63 (COVID year) |
| 2020 | 90.66 |
| 2019 | 85.88 |
Candidate details
In total, 14,44,713 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 14,33,058 appeared and 12,86,843 candidates passed.
18,349 out of 50,876 repeat candidates managed to pass the examination, recording a passing rate of 36.44 per cent.
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8,446 disabled candidates passed the examination and 8,367 achieved passing marks, recording a passing rate of 90.58 per cent.
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20,796 candidates were awarded grace marks for excellent performance in sports, NCC, or Scouts and Guides.
Division wise-passing rate
The Konkan division has recorded the highest passing rate at 94.14 per cent while Latur has the lowest passing rate at 84.14 per cent. The passing percentages for other regions are as follows: Pune – 91.25, Amravati – 90.92, Nashik – 90.72, Mumbai – 90.08, Kolhapur – 89.17, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar – 88.68, and Nagpur – 88.67.
Divisional Board-wise results
| Divisional Board | Pass Percentage (%) |
| Konkan | 94.14 |
| Pune | 91.25 |
| Amravati | 90.22 |
| Nashik | 90.02 |
| Mumbai | 90.08 |
| Kolhapur | 89.97 |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 88.68 |
| Nagpur | 88.67 |
| Latur | 84.94 |
| Total | 89.79 |
Stream-wise result
The passing rate in the science stream is 96.44 per cent, in arts is 78.02 per cent, in commerce is 87.03 per cent, in vocational stream is 82.74 per cent, and in ITI is 81.78 per cent.
| Stream | Pass Percentage (%) |
| Science | 96.44 |
| Arts | 78.02 |
| Commerce | 87.03 |
| Vocational | 82.74 |
| ITI | 81.78 |
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