Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on Friday announced the SSC 2026 examination results, with 92.02% of candidates passing the exam this year.
The board recorded a decline in the pass percentage compared to previous years. In 2025, 94.10% of students cleared the exam, while in 2024 the pass rate stood at 95.81%. Board Chairperson Trigun Kulkarni attributed the drop to stricter anti-cheating measures and enhanced CCTV surveillance at examination centres. The board also deployed staff from other institutions at centres without CCTV cameras.
However, former board head Vasant Kalpande said the two per cent decline cannot be attributed solely to the anti-cheating drive. He pointed out that factors such as meritorious students opting for other boards like CBSE or tougher question papers may also have influenced the results.
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SSC 2026: Toppers
A total of 179 students scored 100%. Among them, 104 are from Latur division, 24 from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 15 from Kolhapur, 12 from Pune, seven from Konkan, six from Nashik, five from Mumbai, three from Amravati, and three from Nagpur in SCC 2026.
Division-wise Performance
Konkan recorded the highest pass percentage at 97.62%, while Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar reported the lowest at 88.41%. Other divisions reported the following results: Pune (94.24%), Mumbai (94.97%), Kolhapur (95.47%), Nagpur (89.07%), Amravati (90.50%), Nashik (90.53%), and Latur (88.42%).
Girls Outperform Boys
Out of 15,55,026 registered regular candidates, 15,42,472 appeared for the exam and 14,20,486 passed.
Among 28,825 private candidates, 22,003 cleared the exam, recording a pass percentage of 76.33%. Of the more than 28,000 repeater candidates, 9,757 passed, with a pass rate of 33.79%. Meanwhile, 9,042 out of 9,912 specially-abled candidates cleared the examination, achieving a pass percentage of 91.22%.
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