The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has officially announced the results for the 2025 Second Pre-University Course (2nd PUC) examination, revealing that approximately 73.45% of students have successfully qualified. The results were made available on April 8, 2025, at 12:45 PM, with students able to access their scores via the official portal, karresults.nic.in.
In total, 7,13,862 candidates registered for the Class 12 exam, which took place from March 1 to March 20, 2025. This cohort comprised 3,35,468 boys, 3,78,389 girls, and five transgender students. The examination saw a significant participation across various streams, with 2.9 lakh students opting for Science, 2.2 lakh for Commerce, and 1.9 lakh for Arts.
The results were announced during a press conference led by Madhu Bangarappa, the Karnataka Minister for School Education and Literacy. Students can check their results by visiting the official website and clicking on the ‘PUC II Result 2025’ link, where they must enter their registration number and select their respective stream before their scores are displayed.
For the Science stream, the pass percentage stood at 82.45%, with 2,80,933 students appearing and 2,31,461 qualifying. In Commerce, 76.07% of the 2,03,429 students passed, while the Arts stream recorded a pass percentage of 53.29%, with 1,53,043 students appearing and 81,553 clearing the exam.
Top scorers in the Science stream, Amoolya and Deeksha, achieved an impressive 599 out of 600 marks. In Commerce, Deepashree S and Tejaswini M A secured the top two positions with scores of 599 and 598, respectively. Meanwhile, in the Arts stream, L R Sanjana Bai and K Nirmala achieved the first and second ranks with scores of 597 and 596.
Reflecting on the previous year, the Karnataka 2nd PUC exams in 2024 had a pass percentage of 81.15%. Out of 6,81,079 students who appeared, 5,52,690 qualified. The gender-wise performance highlighted that boys had a pass percentage of 31.31%, while girls performed slightly better at 35.25%.
This year, over 1 lakh students achieved Distinction marks, scoring 85% or above. Notably, students from English medium schools outperformed those from Kannada medium, with pass rates of 81.75% and 56.37%, respectively.
For students who are not satisfied with their results, the KSEAB has announced a schedule for the second and third rounds of the Karnataka PUC exams. The second exam will be held from April 24 to May 8, while the third exam is scheduled for June 9 to June 21. This option is also available for students who were unable to appear for the initial exams due to attendance issues, allowing them to take the exams as private candidates.
The KSEAB has implemented an 80+20 evaluation model for the PUC 2 exams, which allocates 80 marks for the written examination and 20 marks for internal assessment. This marks a shift from the previous supplementary examination system, as the board now offers Exam 1, 2, and 3 options for students wishing to improve their scores.
Students are advised to download and print a copy of their provisional scorecards for their records. However, it is essential to note that these online results are provisional, and original mark sheets will be distributed through respective schools once available.
In preparation for the exams, the KSEAB had released answer keys on March 21, 2025, ensuring transparency in the evaluation process. The exams were conducted under strict security measures, with around 2,342 local vigilance squads deployed at examination centers and approximately 31,000 teachers involved in the evaluation of answer sheets across 76 evaluation hubs.
As the results are released, students and parents alike are keenly awaiting the detailed statistics, including overall pass percentages and the best performing regions, which are typically shared during the press conference following the results announcement.
With the results now available, students can reflect on their performance and plan their next steps, whether that involves celebrating their achievements or preparing for retests in the upcoming PUC exams.
