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Girls outperformed boys in the high school and intermediate examinations conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council this year, a senior official of the board said while announcing the results here on Tuesday. The pass percentage of girls in the high school examination was 93.34 per cent, while it was 86.64 per cent for the boys. In the intermediate examination, the pass percentage of boys was 69.34 per cent, while it was 83 per cent for girls. Priyanshi Soni of Sitapur topped the high school exam by scoring 98.33 per cent marks while Shubh Chhapra of Mahoba came first in the intermediate exam by scoring 97.80 per cent marks. Announcing the results, Mahendra Dev, the director of Secondary Education, said of the 28,63,621 candidates who appeared in the high school exam, 25,70,987 passed and the pass percentage was 89.78 per cent. He also said that 25,71,002 candidates appeared for the intermediate examination, of 19,41,717 candidates or 75.52 per cent passed. Chief .