NEW DELHI, July 13:
Girls outshone boys by nearly 6 percentage points in CBSE Class 12th examination results declared today based on an alternative assessment system adapted after some tests had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided against releasing the merit list and replaced the term “fail” with “essential repeat” because of the exceptional circumstances. Accordingly, the term “fail” will not figure in the result documents.
The pass percentage of girls was 92.15 and that of boys was 86.19. Transgender candidates recorded a pass percentage of 66.67.
The overall pass percentage increased by 5.38 points this year. While 83.40 per cent students cleared the exam last year, 88.78 per cent students cleared it this year.
More than 38,000 students secured marks above 95 per cent and over 1.57 lakh scored above 90 per cent. A total of 11.92 lakh candidates appeared for the examination.
The Trivandrum region recorded the highest pass percentage of 97.67 while the Patna region recorded the lowest at 74.57. Delhi recorded 94.39 pass percentage.
Also, the Government-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya group recorded the highest pass percentage of 98.70. Private schools recorded a pass percentage of 88.22.
The results of 400 students, however, could not be computed as per the alternative scheme and will be announced later, a senior board official said.
Students had a tough time accessing the board website which crashed within minutes of announcement of the results and was not accessible even hours later. The board officials advised students to reach out to their respective schools to learn about their results in the meantime. (PTI)
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