A total of 18,417 schools took the CBSE board exam with a pass percentage of 87.98
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On Monday, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared results of Class XII. Out of the total attempted number, 87.98% of students pass the board exams increasing the pass percentage by 0.65% since last year. Last year, the total pass percentage was 87.33 per cent. The Trivandrum region registered the highest pass percentage at 99.91 per cent.
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A total of 18417 schools took the CBSE class XII examinations. The number this year is slightly less than that of last year, the officials said. This time, more than 16.21 lakh candidates appeared for the exam which was conducted at 7,126 centres. "In total 24,068 students have scored above 95 per cent marks while 1,16,145 students have scored above 90 per cent," an official told PTI. More than 1.22 lakh candidates have been placed in 'compartment'.
In the Delhi region, a pass percentage of 94.9 per cent was noted. 91.52% of girls passed the exam whereas 85.12% of boys passed the exam with the Girls outshining boys by 6.40%. Candidates are able to check their marks at the official websites -- results.cbse.nic.in, cbse.gov.in or cbseresults.nic.in. The results can be seen on the UMANG app, Digilocker app, Pariksha Sangam portal, and through the SMS facility.
Looking at the past year's trends, in 2023, the CBSE results were announced on May 12 whereas in the year 2022, it was declared on July 22. The CBSE class 12 and 10 exams commenced on February 15 with class 10 board exams ending on March 13 and class 12 on April 2. Students need a minimum of 33 per cent marks to pass the CBSE class 10 and 12 exams. The class 10 results are yet to be announced.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)