The Asian Age

Over 57,000 Class 10 CBSE students score above 95%

Private schools outperform Delhi govt schools, girls outshine boys

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT NEW DELHI, AUG. 3

The CBSE recorded the highest ever pass percentage of 99.04 in the class 10 exam results declared on Tuesday, with girls outshining boys by a thin margin of 0.35 per cent.

The pass percentage increased by over seven percentage points against last year's 91.46 per cent.

The difference between the pass percentage of girls and boys was 3.7 per cent last year. While the pass percentage of girls and boys stood at 99.24 per cent and 98.89 per cent respective­ly, transgende­rs achieved a pass percentage of 100 per cent.

The number of candidates scoring above 95 per cent has increased from 41,804 last year to 57,824 this time.

The number of students scoring between 90 and 95 per cent has also increased from 1,84,358 to 2,00,962. While the number of children with special needs scoring above 95 per cent is 53,224 students in the category have scored above 90 per cent.

The board announced the results on the basis of an alternativ­e assessment policy after the exams were cancelled in view of the deadly second wave of Covid-19.

OVER 21.13 lakh regular candidates had registered for the class 10 exam this year. The result of 16,639 students is still under process. No merit list will be declared this year and no merit certificat­es will be issued to students,” CBSE examinatio­n controller Sanyam Bharwdaj said.

The CBSE recorded the highest ever pass percentage of 99.04 in the class 10 exam results declared on Tuesday, with girls outshining boys by a thin margin of 0.35 per cent.

The pass percentage increased by over seven percentage points against last year’s 91.46 per cent. The difference between the pass percentage of girls and boys was 3.7 per cent last year. While the pass percentage of girls and boys stood at 99.24 per cent and 98.89 per cent respective­ly, transgende­rs achieved a pass percentage of 100 per cent.

The number of candidates scoring above 95 per cent has increased from 41,804 last year to 57,824 this time. The number of students scoring between 90 and 95 per cent has also increased from 1,84,358 to 2,00,962. While the number of Children with Special Needs scoring above 95 per cent is 53, 224 students in the category have scored above 90 per cent.

The board announced the results on the basis of an alternativ­e assessment policy after the exams were cancelled in view of the deadly second wave of Covid-19. According to the policy, while 20 marks for each subject were for internal assessment as every year, 80 marks were calculated on basis of the students’ performanc­e in various tests or exams throughout the year. Schools were also asked to ensure that the marks awarded by them are in consonance with past performanc­e of the school in class 10 board exams.

Over 21.13 lakh regular candidates had registered for the class 10 exam this year. “The result of 16,639 students is still under process. No merit list will be declared this year and no merit certificat­es will be issued to students,” CBSE Examinatio­n Controller Sanyam Bharwdaj said.

In the CBSE-affiliated schools abroad, 99.92 per cent students have passed class 10. Kendriya Vidalayas and the schools under the Central Tibetan Schools Administra­tion have achieved a 100 per cent pass percentage as against 99.23 per cent and 93.67 per cent respective­ly last year.

The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas have improved their pass percentage from 98.66 to 99.99 this year. The pass percentage of government and government-aided schools has increased by over 15 per cent and 18 per cent respective­ly. The pass percentage of private schools has also increased by over six per cent since last year.

A total of 17,636 candidates have been placed under compartmen­t as against over 1.5 lakh students last year. “The compartmen­t examinatio­n will be conducted between August 16 and September 15. The exact dates will be announced in some time,”Mr Bhardwaj said.

The Trivandrum region has achieved the highest pass percentage of 99.99 per cent followed by Bengaluru (99.96 per cent), Chennai (99.94 per cent), Pune (99.92 pc), Ajmer (99.88 pc), Panchkula (99.77 pc), Patna (99.66 pc), Bhubaneswa­r (99.62 pc), Bhopal (99.47 pc), Chandigarh (99.46 pc), Dehradun (99.23 pc), Prayagraj (99.19 pc) and Noida (98.78 pc).

The pass percentage of Delhi West and Delhi East regions is 98.74 percent and 97.80 percent respective­ly. The Guwahati region, however, scored a low pass percentage of 90.54 per cent.

 ?? — PTI ?? Students celebrate after the Central Board of Secondary Education declared Class 10 results in Amritsar on Tuesday.
— PTI Students celebrate after the Central Board of Secondary Education declared Class 10 results in Amritsar on Tuesday.
 ?? — G.N. JHA ?? Students celebrate at St. Thomas School at Mandir Marg in New Delhi after CBSE Class 10 results were out on Tuesday.
— G.N. JHA Students celebrate at St. Thomas School at Mandir Marg in New Delhi after CBSE Class 10 results were out on Tuesday.

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