Mohali/Ludhiana – Puja Joshi of Ludhiana topped the Class XII examination of Punjab State Examination Board (PSEB), which was declared on Monday. The second position was also se cured by Teja Singh, who secured 97.55 per cent marks, while the third position went to Jasnoor Kaur of Muktsar with 97.33 per cent marks. Puja Joshi, Vivek Rajput both are from Teja Singh Sutanter Memorial Senior Secondary School, Shimla puri, and Jasnoor Kaur is a student of Dashmesh Public Girls Senior Secondary School, Badal.

The overall pass percent – age of students in Class XII examination of 2018 is 65.97 per cent, which is an improvement from the last year when the overall pass percentage was 62.36 per cent. This year 1,98,199 students out of 3, 00,417 students who appeared in Class XII examination were declared passed. The pass percentage for regular studentsis 68.42, while that for the open school students is 40.07 per cent. Last year, a total number of 3,14,815 students had appeared for the examinations, out of which 1,96,321 students had managed to clear the examinations.

In the sports category, Prachi Gaur of BSC Senior Secondary School, Focal Point, Ludhiana, stood first with 100 per cent marks. Pushwinder Kaur of also from BSC Senior Secondary School, Focal Point, Ludhiana, is second with 100 per cent and Mandeep Kaur of Sant Mohan Das memorial senior secondary school, Kot, Sukhia, Faridkot, stood third with 99.96 per cent marks. It is pertinent to mention here that even last year also the toppers were from Ludhiana.The examination for Class XII began on February 28 and ended on March 24. Last year, the result was declared on May 13. The results, this year, has being declared earlier as compared to last year, which is a month after the last examination for Classes XII was held. A delay in the declaration of results in the past, often as late as May, had posed problems for students during admissions to higher classes, particularly in professional colleges outside the state.

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