Girls outshine boys in Class 12 exams
new delhi — Girls outshone boys in the CBSE Class 12 results declared on Sunday, bagging the top two spots and recording a better pass percentage compared with boys.
Raksha Gopal from Delhi’s neighbourhood Noida in Uttar Pradesh topped the Class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education exams, followed by Bhoomi Sawant De from Chandigarh.
Raksha from Amity International School in Noida secured 99.6 per cent marks, and Bhoomi from DAV School in Chandigarh scored 99.4 per cent marks, the CBSE said.
Aditya Jain and Mannat Luthra, both from Bhavan Vidyalaya in Chandigarh, came joint third with 99.2 per cent marks.
Ajay K. Raj from St. Thomas Central School in Trivandrum topped in the differently-abled category with 490 marks out of a maximum of 500 marks.
The board said 125 differently able candidates scored above 90 per cent, with 21 scoring above 95 per cent marks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar congratulated all successful students after the results were declared. “Congratulations to all my young friends who have successfully passed the CBSE Class XII exams and best wishes for future endeavours,” Modi said in a tweet.
Beside congratulating the students, Javadekar also talked to toppers over phone. “I want to congratulate all the students who scored well... success gives you strength and confidence. Also congrats to students of all boards,” Javadekar said in a video message to students.
The minister advised students who could not perform well that “the defeat is not final unless we keep trying”. —
I never took pressure due to exams, but I did my studies regularly Raksha Gopal
after coming from school and tuitions I used to revise my subjects Bhoomi Sawant De
I used to study four-five hours a day after coming back from school, tuitions Mannat Luthra
don’t think about the quantity time spent on studies, but rather quality Aditya Jain