CBSE Class 12 pass percentage dips, girls continue to outperform boys

Students from Trivandrum, Chennai & Delhi performed better than seven other regions

The number of students who cleared the Class XII board examination was marginally less this year as compared to the previous one, said the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

It said 82.02 per cent students passed in 2017, against 83.05 per cent in 2016. Girls outperformed this year as well. 87.50 per cent girls passed the exams, compared to 78 per cent of the boys.

Raksha Gopal of Amity International School in Noida scored the highest (99.6 per cent), Bhoomi Sawant of DAV, Chandigarh, the second highest (99.4 per cent). Aditya Jain of Bhawan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, secured third