CBSE class 12 exam results declared, girls outshine boys by 5.96 per cent
    Date :14-Jul-2020

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 (L) Divyanshi Jain, all India topper of CBSE 12th standard who secured 100% marks shows victory sign in Lucknow. (R) Students celebrate their success at their school in Moradabad. (ANI/PTI)
 
 
NEW DELHI :
 
GIRLS outshone boys in the class 12 examination, results of which were announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday, recording an increase of over 5 per cent in pass percentage against last year. The board decided against coming up with any merit list amid the exceptional circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board also decided to replace the term “fail” with “essential repeat”. Accordingly, the term “fail” will not figure in result documents issued to the candidates as well as those hosted on the board website.
 
Girls outperformed boys by 5.96 per cent. While the pass percentage of girls is 92.15 per cent, that of boys is 86.19 per cent, this year. The transgenders have recorded a pass percentage of 66.67 per cent. The overall pass percentage increased by 5.38 per cent as against last year. While 83.40 per cent of students had cleared the exams last year, 88.78 per cent of students have cleared the exam this year. Over 1.57 lakh students have scored above 90 per cent, while over 38,000 have scored more than 95 per cent marks. A total of 11.92 lakh candidates had appeared for the class 12 examination.
 
The Trivandrum region recorded the highest pass percentage at 97.67 while the Patna region recorded the lowest at 74.57 per cent. The board announced the results on the basis of an alternate assessment scheme after the pending exams were cancelled due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. As per the four-pointer scheme, marks have been awarded on basis of marks scored by a student in his or her best performing subjects. The results of 400 students, however, could not be computed as per the scheme and will be announced later, official said.
 
The Class 12 pass percentage of foreign schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education saw a marginal dip this year, according to officials. The CBSE will conduct an optional examination, whose examinations were scheduled to be conducted from July 1 to 15, as soon as conditions are conducive as decided by Central Government. Candidates whose results have been declared on the basis of the assessment scheme will be allowed to appear in these optional examinations.