DELHI EDUCATION MODEL: A PATHBREAKER FOR STUDENTS

The Delhi education system made history as a record breaking 98% students of Delhi government schools passed 12th board examinations

FA Delhi government school has been ranked No. 1 among all government-run day schools in the country, while two others have made it to the top 10

“Feeling very proud to announce that the CBSE Class 12 result of Delhi government schools this year is 98 percent - highest ever so far. It’s historic. Congratulations to my Team Education, all students, teachers, parents and education officers. Proud of you all.

—Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in his tweet

or the fifth year in a row, class 12th students of Delhi Government schools outperformed private school students beating their own record. The pass percentage of Delhi government schools improved from 94.2 per cent last year to 98 per cent this year. The overall percentage, including both government and private schools, in CBSE’s Class 12 exams improved by 5.38 percentage points. Government school results were 5.9

Delhi government school students set a benchmark with 53 students having qualified in JEE Advance and 569 students having qualified for NEET

percentage points higher than private schools’ in Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the students. "Feeling very proud to announce that the CBSE Class 12 result of Delhi government schools this year is 98 percent - highest ever so far. It’s historic. Congratulations to my Team Education, all students, teachers, parents and education officers. Proud of you all," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in his tweet. The Delhi government schools had crossed the 90 per cent pass percentage mark for the first time in 2018. This increased to 94.29 per cent last year, and zoomed up to 97.68 per cent for Delhi East and 97.91 per cent for the newly formed administrative unit of Delhi West this year. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also lauded the results. "Over the past 5 years, we at #DelhiGovtSchools have been competing with ourselves to break our own record each time. This year is no exception... Congrats to students, parents & Team Education," Deputy Chief Minister had tweeted. The surge in the Delhi government schools pass percentages is largely responsible for the increase in Delhi's overall pass percentage. Private schools have registered a slight increase from 90.68 per cent in 2019 to 91.69 per cent this year for Delhi East, and 92.12 per cent for Delhi West. The number of students who appeared for the examination from Delhi government schools was also higher - with 1,13,013 between Delhi East and West as compared to 1,01,614 from private schools. A Delhi government school has been ranked No. 1 among all government-run day schools in the country, while two others have made it to the top 10. Delhi government school students set a benchmark with 53 students having qualified in JEE Advance and 569 students having qualified for NEET. The principal of a government school in Khajuri Khas said that his school registered a pass percentage of 98 percent. That is the school's highest pass percentage yet, having registered 94.47 per cent last year. In line with the pattern of earlier years, a higher percentage of girls passed the exams than boys in Delhi by a gap of almost 4 percentage points - 96.43 per cent of the girls who wrote the exam clearing it as compared to 92.48 per cent of the boys. Like across the country, multiple students scored above 99 per cent in Delhi-NCR.