UP’s pass percentage not far behind allIndia figure
Pass percentages of ICSE and ISC candidates across India are 98.51 and 96.21 as compared to UP students’ percentages of 97.24 and 95.66 respectively
LUCKNOW: While Lucknow and UP students dominated the ISC merit list this year, the pass percentage of ICSE and ISC candidates from the state was just a shade below the all-India figure.
Overall in India, the pass percentage of ICSE candidates was 98.51 and that of ISC students 96.21 as compared to UP students’ percentages of 97.24 and 95.66 respectively.
Last year, ISC saw a pass percentage of 96.47, while 98.53% students passed Class 10.
In all-India ICSE, 98.95% girls cleared the exam as compared to 98.15% boys. And in ISC, girls achieved a pass percentage of 97.63 and 94.96% boys cleared the exam.
In UP, ICSE girls’ pass percentage was 98.09% while boys achieved a pass percentage of 96.64%. Similarly in ISC, girls’ pass percentage was 97.10% while boys’ pass percentage was 94.52%.
From UP, students from 341 ICSE and 279 ISC schools took the examinations. From the state, number of candidates who appeared in ICSE was 40,346 (including 23,527 boys and 16,819 girls).
In ISC, 28,290 took the examination in UP, of which 15,820 were boys and remaining 12,470 girls.
In ICSE, 2,365 Scheduled Caste candidates took the examination from UP achieving a pass percentage of 94.76% and 178 Scheduled Tribe candidates took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 98.31%.
A total of 9,620 Other Backward Classes candidates took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 96.88%.
In ISC, 1,400 Scheduled Caste candidates took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 95.00% and 89 Scheduled
LAST YEAR, ISC SAW A PASS PERCENTAGE OF 96.47, WHILE 98.53% STUDENTS PASSED CLASS 10.
Tribe candidates took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 94.38%.
A total of 5,630 Other Backward Classes candidates took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 95.36%