Girls outperform boys in CBSE Class 12 Exams

 

GIRLS continued to outshine boys in CBSE board exams for classes 10 and 12, while the number of candidates scoring above 90 per cent in both classes recorded a dip, according to Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj. The pass percentage in both classes witnessed a marginal increase. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exam results for the two classes were announced on Tuesday. In class 12, 88.39 per cent of candidates cleared the exam, a marginal rise from last year’s 87.98 per cent. The pass percentage in class 10 stood at 93.66, marginally up from last year’s 93.60 per cent. Girls edged past boys in class 12 by a margin of 5.94 percentage points, while the margin in class 10 pass percentage stood at 2.37. Transgenders’ pass percentage was 100 in class 12 as against previous year’s 50. In class 10, the pass percentage of transgenders was 95 against last year’s 91.30. The board, however, did not divulge the number of transgender candidates who appeared for the exam in both classes. CBSE officials attributed the rise in pass percentage to an increase in the number of competency-based questions this year. “In 2025, CBSE introduced 50 pc competency-based questions in the examinations.

 

To help the students for better preparation of the examinations, CBSE had taken various measures including early release of the datesheet, sample papers and model questions. All efforts have yielded results in the form of improving the results,” Bhardwaj said. In class 12, a total of 1,11,544 candidates scored above 90 per cent marks, while 24,867 candidates scored above 95 per cent. Last year, 1.16 lakh students scored above 90 per cent and 24,068 above 95 per cent in class 12. Among the students who scored above 90 per cent, 290 were children with special needs (CSWN). Fifty-five students from this category scored above 95 per cent. In class 10, over 1.99 lakh candidates scored above 90 per cent marks, while 45,516 candidates scored above 95 per cent. Mah board declares Class 10 results: THE Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on Tuesday declared the results for the Class 10 or SSC examination, recording a pass percentage of 94.10, officials said.

 

Girls outshone boys, posting an overall pass percentage of 96.14 against 92.31 per cent of boys clearing the exam, they said. Board Chairperson Sharad Gosavi said of the eight divisions, the Konkan division topped the list with 98.82 per cent, while Nagpur stood at the bottom with a pass percentage of 90.78 per cent. Among other divisions, Kolhapur recorded a pass percentage of 96.87 per cent, followed by Mumbai (95.84), Pune (94.82), Nashik (93.04), Amravati (92.95), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (92.82) and Latur (92.77). According to the board, 15,58,020 students registered for the exam, and 15,46,579 appeared, of which 14,55,433 students passed the exams, held in March-April this year. Board officials said 100 per cent result was recorded in 32 out of 62 subjects.