The CBSE Class 10 results declared on Wednesday came as a surprise for many, with a falling number of high-scorers. Contrary to the Class 12 results, the number of students scoring 90% and above in Class 10 dropped to 1,84,358, a drop of over 40,000. The ones scoring 95% and above this year was 41,804, a drop of 15,452. Even in terms of pass percentage, the increase was a marginal 0.36 percentage points. The pass percentage reached 91.46%. In 2019, the increase in pass percentage was 4.4 percentage points. CBSE was able to conduct the exams for Class 10 main papers before the lockdown.