Karnataka SSLC Result 2025: Numbers That Tell the Story
The wait was tense for nearly 8.96 lakh students in Karnataka this year, as everyone from students to parents and teachers anticipated the SSLC results. At 11:30 AM on May 2, a press meet in Bengaluru ended the suspense and dropped a stat no one likes to hear—a dip in pass percentage. The pass rate fell to just 66.14%. That number is a clear step down from last year’s 73.40%, making many wonder what changed for Karnataka’s Class 10 batch in 2025.
The exams, held between March 21 and April 4, stretched across 2,818 exam centers statewide. This year, 4,61,563 boys and 4,34,884 girls filled their answer sheets, along with a small group of transgender students. They all faced the classic pen-and-paper format, with evaluators working overtime—about 65,000 of them at 240 evaluation centers—to get those answer scripts checked and graded on time.
Performance Highlights and What’s Behind the Figures
The scorecard this year tells a bigger story than just numbers. Girls once again outpaced boys, with their pass percentage soaring to 91.52% against the boys’ 85.12%. Transgender students recorded a 50% pass rate, a figure too small to ignore but also a sign more support is needed. For those who want to dig into details, the results cover all the key subjects—mathematics, science, social science, and three language papers. The usual evaluation patterns stayed unchanged, so there’s no curveball in how the marks were awarded.
Students were able to check their results from 12:30 PM onwards on several official websites, such as kseab.karnataka.gov.in, karresults.nic.in, and pue.karnataka.gov.in. The process was straightforward—enter your registration number, view your subject-wise scores, and download your provisional marks card. The Education Minister, Madhu Bangarappa, was on hand to announce these results and even offered guidance on getting duplicate mark sheets for those who need them.
What’s hard to ignore is the trend behind the passing rates; the numbers have been anything but steady. Back in 2021, the state saw an extraordinary 99.99% pass rate—an outlier likely driven by pandemic-era policies. Since then, percentages have swung up and down, reflecting how students, schools, and the system itself are coping with changing realities.
For now, the 2025 batch is left with a mix of relief and concern. While some will be celebrating, others are rethinking their next move as the SSLC results set the stage for their academic future.