CBSE Class 12 Results 2025: Which Subject Achieved the Highest Scores This Year?

In the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exam, 2,384 students scored a perfect 100 in Chemistry. The board declared the Class 12 exam results for 2025 on May 13. Along with the results, CBSE also released detailed data on student performance, subject-wise trends, and scoring patterns.

In this analysis, we take a closer look at the subjects where the highest number of students achieved a perfect score of 100 in each stream: Science, Commerce, and Humanities. Note that only core and optional subjects commonly taught in most CBSE-affiliated schools have been considered in this data.

Science Stream: Chemistry and Computer Science score high, Physics lags behind

In the Science stream, core subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology were analyzed, along with popular elective subjects such as Computer Science, Informatics Practices, and Physical Education. The data revealed notable trends in scoring patterns, including which subjects saw the highest number of students scoring a perfect 100.

According to CBSE’s official 2025 data, the highest number of perfect scores was in Chemistry, with 2,384 students scoring 100/100, followed by Computer Science with 1,676 toppers and Informatics Practices with 1,952 toppers. Mathematics (Standard) had 1,128 students with full marks, while Biology had 738 such scores. Notably, Physics had only 274 students scoring 100, indicating it remains one of the more challenging subjects in the Science stream. Applied Mathematics, the alternative math paper offered by CBSE, saw only 56 students achieving perfect scores, suggesting fewer students opted for it.

Commerce Stream: Accountancy and Economics show strong performance

In Commerce, the data indicates strong performance in subjects like Accountancy, with 1,713 students scoring full marks, and Economics, with 1,244 perfect scores. Business Studies also did well, with 1,260 students achieving a perfect 100. A particularly notable trend is the performance in Informatics Practices (1,952 perfect scores) and Computer Science (1,676), which not only rival but exceed the number of perfect scores in traditional commerce subjects. Entrepreneurship, still a niche subject, saw 231 students scoring full marks.

Humanities Stream: Fine Arts records the highest number of perfect scores

Among Humanities subjects, Fine Arts, particularly Painting, stood out with an astounding 20,491 students scoring a perfect 100. Along with other visual arts like Graphics (153), Sculpture (142), and Commercial Art (2,254), Fine Arts collectively accounted for over 23,000 candidates scoring full marks, making it the highest-scoring group in the CBSE Class 12 exam 2025.

Among core academic subjects, Political Science had the highest number of perfect scorers with 835 students, followed by Geography (601), History (186), and Sociology (117). Economics, shared with Commerce, also had 1,244 students achieving full marks.

This year’s data shows a growing trend in the Humanities stream: creative subjects like Fine Arts are no longer fringe areas but have become mainstream paths for academic excellence and career opportunities. Meanwhile, traditional subjects like Political Science and Geography continue to foster strong academic achievements.

Full Marks Scorers: Stream-wise Comparison Table (CBSE Class 12, 2025)

Subject	Stream	No. of Students Scoring 100
Chemistry	Science	2,384
Mathematics (Standard)	Science/Commerce	1,128
Biology	Science	738
Physics	Science	274
Informatics Practices	Sci/Comm	1,952
Computer Science	Sci/Comm	1,676
Physical Education	All Streams	838
Applied Mathematics	Sci/Comm	56
Accountancy	Commerce	1,713
Economics	Comm/Humanities	1,244
Business Studies	Commerce	1,260
Entrepreneurship	Commerce	231
Political Science	Humanities	835
Geography	Humanities	601
History	Humanities	186
Sociology	Humanities	117
Home Science	Humanities	360
Fine Arts – Painting	Humanities	20,491
Fine Arts – Commercial Art	Humanities	2,254
Fine Arts – Others (Graphics, among others)	Humanities	~400

The data shared by CBSE not only reflects what subjects are commonly chosen across different streams, but also shows that there is a shift from rigid or traditional subject choices to more interdisciplinary and career-focused preferences.

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