Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Girls outshine boys in CBSE 12th result

CHANDIGARH: Girls have left the boys way behind in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII examination held in the month of March/April covering states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory Chandigarh, the results of which were declared on Wednesday.

While the overall pass percentage for the boys is 77.56 per cent, the girls are way ahead at 86.24 per cent. A total of 1,04,873 students had taken the examination. "The overall pass percentage is 81.20 per cent," CBSE's Panchkula-based centre's Joint Secretary, D R Yadava said.

The overall pass percentage is down from 83.57 per cent in 2007, though it has slightly improved from last year's 80.80 per cent.

Giving the school-wise performance, he said the Kendriya Vidyalaya got a pass percentage of 90.98 per cent; Government schools got 78.88 per cent while Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Independent Schools have the pass percentage of 94.52 per cent and 80.88 per cent, respectively.

Yadava said the result sheets are being despatched to the outstation schools while the schools of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula can collect them from the CBSE office.

Soruce:TOI

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