Press trust of India

New Delhi

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the result for Class 10 exam on Monday, officials said. With a pass percentage of 92.45, girls have once again outshone boys by a margin of 2.31 per cent. Thirteen students shared the top position with 499 out of 500 marks, while 24 students bagged the second rank with 498 marks. As many as 58 students stood third with 497 marks.

Total of 2.25 lakh students scored above 90 per cent and 57,256 scored above 95 per cent.The Trivandrum region performed the best with a pass percentage of 99.85, followed by Chennai and Ajmer with 99 and 95.89 respectively.

Delhi ranked second last with a pass percentage of 80.97 and Guwahati was last with 74.49. The result is available on the CBSE website. Last week, the results for Class 12 exam were announced way ahead of the schedule. The CBSE was also ahead of the ICSE board which is the first to announce the results every year.

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