Ludhiana girl Aditi tops state with perfect 650/650
With a perfect score of 650/650, Aditi, 17, of Teja Singh Sutantar Memorial Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, topped the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class-10 examinations.
The board will be releasing the complete result on its official website www.pseb.ac.in and on www.indiaresults.com on April 19 at 10 am.
The second rank-holder, Alisha Sharma, 16, is also from Sutantar Memorial Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana.
She scored 645 out of 650 (99.23%).
Karmanpreet Kaur, 17, of Amber Public Senior Secondary School, Nawan Tanel, Baba Bakala, in Amritsar, also scored 645/650 marks and has been ranked third in the state, in view of the fact that she is older than the second-rank holder.
Girls outshine boys
Not just did girls bag the top three positions in the state, they also outperformed boys in terms of pass percentage. The girls’ pass percentage was 98.11 while that of the boys is 96.47. Besides, 10 out 11 third gender students who appeared for the exam have also passed.
Decline in overall pass%
Out of 2,81,098 candidates who appeared for the exam, 2,73,348 students have passed. The overall pass percentage of 97.24 is less than last year (97.54). In 2022, Punjab had a pass percentage of 99.06. This year, 316 students have also made it to the merit list, scoring 96.46% or more. While 99.49% students passed the Punjabi exam, 98.81% students cleared English, 99.78% students cleared Hindi, and 99.55% students passed Mathematics exam. 99.31% candidates cleared the Science exam while 99.56% students passed Social Studies. Board vice-chairman Prem Kumar said that rural schools, with a pass percentage of 97.58, have done better than urban schools whose pass percentage is 96.60%. Kumar added that 394 students flunked the exams, 7,166 candidates will have to re-appear and the results of 190 candidates have been withheld. “There are multiple reasons for withholding the results of 190 students, including pending fees. We will find a way and release their results too,” said Prem Kumar.