Maharashtra HSC 2026 declared at 89.79% pass down 2 points YoY
MSBSHSE released the Maharashtra HSC Class 12 result on May 2 at 12 PM. Overall pass dropped to 89.79% from last year's 91.88%. Konkan division topped at 94.14%; Latur lagged at 84.14%.
At noon on May 2, principals across Maharashtra refreshed mahresult.nic.in over and over until the file finally loaded. By 12:05 PM, the WhatsApp group of every Pune school district was buzzing with screenshots — 14.33 lakh students appeared, 89.79% passed, two percentage points below last year's 91.88%. In Mumbai's Dadar staff rooms, the line everyone read aloud was the Latur figure: 84.14%, the lowest of the nine divisions, and the agrarian belt covering Beed and Osmanabad has now slid five points across two sessions.
What MSBSHSE actually announced
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education declared 12,86,843 of 14,33,058 candidates passed — 89.79% overall against 91.88% in 2025. Stream-wise, Science led with 96.44%, Commerce sat at 87.03%, Vocational at 82.64%, and Arts trailed at 78.02% — an 18-point spread that will shape next year's stream-counselling at every junior college. Konkan division topped at 94.14%, followed by Pune (91.25%), Amravati (90.92%) and Nashik (90.72%); Latur, the agrarian division covering Beed and Osmanabad, finished at 84.14%. Girls cleared at 93.15%, boys at 86.80% — a 6.35-point gap, the widest in five years. The board kept its no-topper-list policy and reaffirmed the 35% per-paper passing threshold. Schools printing marksheets and reviewing exam results need their topper cards and stream-wise summaries on the principal's desk before Monday's parent rush.
What this changes for your school
If your Maharashtra school runs a junior college wing, the Arts slump to 78.02% is the planning line — nearly 22% of that cohort needs a Class 11 retake plan or a B.Voc backup before the new session locks. Pull your divisional rank and the school's pass percentage today; tomorrow morning's Class 11 admission queue will ask for both before the principal even sits down. Pin your topper section on the school website by Sunday — Class 11 admission inquiries spike for forty-eight hours after a result day, and the school that publishes its number first wins the WhatsApp share.
What to watch next
CBSE Class 12 results are still pending — see our CBSE Class 12 result tracker for the third-week-of-May window. Maharashtra SSC (Class 10) result is expected around May 12, and the HSC compartment registration window opens late May for one and two-paper failures. Watch mahresult.nic.in for the SSC schedule notice this week.
Source: Free Press Journal, India TV News. Original portal: mahresult.nic.in.
Frequently asked
3 questionsWhy did the Maharashtra HSC pass percentage drop from 91.88% to 89.79% this year?
The 2.09-point dip came mostly from the Arts and Vocational streams — Arts fell to 78.02% and Vocational to 82.64%, while Science (96.44%) and Commerce (87.03%) held steady. MSBSHSE has not officially attributed the drop to any single factor, but principals point to the post-pandemic normalisation of internal moderation and tighter compartment rules as likely contributors.
Will MSBSHSE release a Maharashtra HSC topper list for 2026?
No. The Maharashtra State Board has retained its policy of not publishing an official topper list to discourage what it calls unhealthy competition. Media reports have named a Konkan-region student as the likely state topper, but no official merit list has been issued. Schools should source individual marksheets from the student or from mahresult.nic.in directly.
When does Maharashtra SSC Class 10 result come out, and when does HSC compartment registration open?
The Maharashtra SSC (Class 10) result is expected around May 12, 2026, with MSBSHSE typically issuing the announcement notice 24–48 hours before the result drops. HSC compartment registration usually opens within ten days of the main result — late May for the 2026 cycle — for students who failed one or two papers under the 35% per-paper threshold.
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