CBSE Class XII pass percentage dips, Noida girl tops with 99.6 pc
The achievers unanimously said that they never let pressure break their resolve and had studied throughout the year waiting for the result day
After an anxious wait for students and parents with the CBSE and the courts at loggerheads over the marks moderation policy, the board finally released the results for the class XII board examinations on Sunday.
Noida based Amity International school student Raksha Gopal from arts stream topped with 99.6 percent. Chasing the top spot, hot on her heels the second position was bagged by Chandigarh student Bhumi Sawant, a science student, while Aditya Jain and Mannat Luthra, both commerce students were tied at the third spot.
Soon after the toppers list was released the HRD minister Prakash Javdekar had personally called and congratulated the students on their stellar performance.
This year had seen a 1.03 percent drop in the pass percentage with 82.02 percent students passing compared to previous year’s 83.05 percent. A total of 10,20,762 students appeared for the CBSE Class 12 exams this year. Delhi had the highest number of students—2,58,321— who had registered for the Class 12 exams.
Girls continued to dominate the CBSE examinations, as they managed to outperform their male counterparts by a margin of 9.5 percent. Girls have secured a pass percentage of 87.50 while boys have secured a pass percentage of 78.
The pass percentage for the CBSE Class 12 results 2017 stood at 82.02 per cent. The percentage has dipped by 1.5 per cent this year as compared to the previous year’s 83.05 per cent.
The city of Thiruvanthanapuram had the highest pass percentage of 95.62 per cent followed by Chennai with a pass percentage of 92.6 and Delhi with a pass percentage of 88.37.
The top three toppers may be from private schools, however, according to the data released by CBSE, the Government schools stole a march over their private counterparts. The highest pass percentage among schools is for Jawahar Navodya Vidyalayas at 95.73%, while the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) have the 2nd highest pass percentage at 94.60. The pass percentage for private institutions stood at 79.27 percent.
With the marks moderation policy it was expected that many students could see a spike in their results, however, The number of students scoring above 90% this year is 63,247, while 10,091 students crossed the 95 percent threshold.
14,743 students from foreign schools had appeared for the exams from international schools and an overwhelming 92.02 percent of the students passed the exam. The differentlyabled students were also not far behind as 86.60 percent of the 2,449 students who appeared passed the exam with 125 students crossing 90 percent.
With the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) finally releasing their Class XII board exam results on Sunday, toppers who managed to beat all odds and clinch sky-rocketing marks shared their secret mantra – hardwork, music and vanishing from social media.
The achievers, mainly from Noida and Chandigarh, unanimously said that they never let pressure break their resolve and had studied throughout the year waiting for the result day.
Raksha Gopal, the CBSE topper with 99.66 per cent, from Noida’s Amity International School, studied all through the year and credited her success to her parents’ support.
An Arts student, Gopal claims she never expected the result in her “wildest dreams”. She got 100 marks in three subjects, securing 498 out of 500 in five subjects.
“My parents supported me throughout the year. I studied throughout the year and did not take shortcuts,” said Gopal, who says she never took tuitions after school.
Gopal also said that pressure increases if a student does not tackle tough subjects early on in the year. “I never let my work piled up. The whole year I would make sure that I never kept any doubt for the next day.”
Students like Gopal had a head start and knew how to approach the exams when they were in Class XI. Other toppers like Bhoomi Sawant De – a Science student from DAV School, Chandigarh – did not have the same clarity as Gopal, and was confused when she had entered Class XI.
“I did not know how to approach the exams and I had a lot of doubts. But I am glad that my teachers helped me out every step of the way. I also used to listen to music to take the pressure off,” said Bhoomi, who came second with 99.4 per cent marks.
Bhoomi did take tutions after school, but did not solely rely on them, and would revise her subjects daily and spend in four-five hours a day for studies.
“It does not matter if you study the entire day, what matters is how you utilise your time,” Bhoomi told Millennium Post.
Aditya Jain and Mannat Luthra, both from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, came joint third with 99.2 per cent marks each.
Luthra said she sacrificed her social circle and went off social networking sites and Whatsapp, months before the exam to keep up with the study pressure. “I was not in touch with my friends, but at least in the end I am happy,” she said.