Girls perform better than boys in Class 10 and 12 exams of CISCE
Girls have outshone boys in the Class 10 (ICSE) and 12 (ISC) results declared by the Council of Indian School Certi cate Examinations in New Delhi on Monday.
While 99.47% (2,42,328) of the 2,43,617 candidates who appeared in the ICSE exam passed, 98.19% (98,088) of the 99,901 candidates who appeared passed in the ISC exam.
The pass percentage among girls was 99.65% (ICSE) and 98.92% (ISC). Boys attained a pass percentage of 99.31% (ICSE) and 97.53% (ISC).
As many as 1,289 students (0.53%) were unsuccessful in the ICSE and 1,813 (1.81%) in the ISC exam.
A total of 1,30,506 boys (53.57%) and 1,13,111 girls appeared (46.43%) in the ICSE exam, while 52,765 boys (52.82%) and 47,136 girls (47.18%) took the ISC exam.
In Delhi, where 5,629 candidates (2,960 boys and 2,669 girls) appeared, the pass percentage is 99.88%, up by 0.2% from last year.
Up to 1,088 candidates with learning diculties appeared in the ICSE examination of whom 98 obtained marks above 90%. Twelve of the 40 visually challenged students who appeared in the ICSE exam scored above 90%.
Similarly 236 candidates with learning diculties appeared in the ISC exam of whom 18 candidates obtained marks above 90%. Two of the 11 visually challenged students who appeared in the ICSE obtained marks above 90%,
The best performing schools abroad for the ICSE were from Indonesia, Singapore and Dubai with a pass percentage of 100%.
As many as 15,026 Scheduled Caste candidates took the exam and achieved pass percentage of 99.11% and 8,255 Scheduled Tribe candidates took the exam and achieved a pass percentage of 98.39% in the ICSE.
The ICSE examination is conducted in 60 written subjects, of which 20 are Indian languages, 13 are foreign languages, and one classical language. The exam was held from February 21 to March 28 over 18 days.
Similarly, the ISC offered 47 written subjects of which 12 are Indian languages, four are foreign languages and two classical languages. The exam was held from February 12 to April 4, over 28 days.