Kerala Plus One results published; pass percentage rises to 62.01%
The Kerala General Education department has released the Plus One examination results for 2026, showing a slight increase in the overall pass percentage to 62.01%. Despite a temporary delay caused by a cyberattack on government portals, students can now access their results online.
Why it matters
The results provide critical data on the performance of the state's higher secondary education system and impact the academic progression of over 400,000 students.
The General Education department on Friday announced the results of the first-year higher secondary (Plus One) examinations held in March 2026.
According to official sources, 4,10,190 students had registered for the examination. Of them, the results of 4,04,722 candidates were tabulated and published after excluding absentees and cases kept pending. A total of 2,50,981 students secured more than 30% marks, taking the overall pass percentage to 62.01%, up from 60.76% recorded last year.
Among the three major streams, Science recorded the highest pass percentage at 66.98%, with 1,26,622 students securing more than 30% marks out of 1,89,046 whose marks were tabulated. Commerce followed with 63.68%, as 78,004 students passed from 1,22,502 evaluated candidates. Humanities registered a pass percentage of 49.76%, with 45,656 students clearing the examination out of 91,753 whose marks were tabulated.
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