Bihar girls outshine boys in CBSE Class X results

PATNA: Bihar girls outshine boys once again with a pass percentage of 91.76% in the Class X examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). In the results declared on Wednesday, boys recorded a pass percentage of 90.17%.

The overall pass percentage of the state stood at 90.72%, while for Jharkhand it was marginally less at 90.64%. Both states are part of CBSE’s Patna region and stood at the tenth position among 16 regional centres of the board in the country.
The overall pass percentage of the region was recorded at 90.72%, which has slipped by 1.14%, when compared to last year’s 91.86%.
Altogether 1,53,788 candidates, including 53,040 girls, appeared for the Class X exam of whome 1,39,509 (including 48,668 girls) succeeded. The pass percentage of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is 97.27%, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (98.85%) and independents (90.87%) while private pass percentage is at 28.37, which was 47.7 the previous year. According to a press release issued by the Board, altogether 19,508 \are eligible to appear for the compartment exam.
“Altogether 28 students of Notre Dame Academy secured above 95% while 90 of them got above 90% and 135 scored above 85%,” said principal Sr Jessy SND. Of 243 students, 236 passed with first division and five with 2nd division.
The Delhi Public School registered 100% results, 153 students got above 90%, 114 above 80%and 46 above 70%.
A total of 266 students of St Michael’s High School passed the exam while one got compartment. Loyola High School registered 100% results and 50 students got above 90%.
Likewise, St Karen’s High School, Baldwin Academy, Bishop Scott Girl’s School, Bishop Scott Boy’s School, International School, The Tribhuvan School, Ishan International School, Gyan Niketan (Girls and Boys schools), Usha Martin World School and Litera Valley School have secured 100% results.
Farhat Hasan, principal of International School said, “Our 24 students have secured above 90%, 26 got above 80% and 18 students have secured 70%.”
R Roy, principal of DAV Public School, Khagaul said, out of 390 students appeared in Class X, 387 passed the exam and three got compartment. “56 students got above 90%, 106 above 80%, 89 above 70% and 86 above 60%,” he added.
DAV BSEB recorded an overall pass percentage of 74.8 while DAV Phulwarisharif got 100% results and DAV Kankerbagh recorded 98.5% as five students got compartment.
Mukesh K, principal of Holy Mission Secondary School said, “All our 265 students passed with first division whereas 22 students scored above 90% and 75 above 80%.”
MS Ahmed, principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Danapur Cantt said 26 students got above 90%, 129 above 70% and 182 above 60%. KV, Bailey road registered overall pass percentage at 99.3.