Punjab Board 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: 90.98% students clear exams

Punjab Board Punjab School Education Board PSEB 12th Result 2020 @pseb.ac.in HIGHLIGHTS: The result is now available at the website- pseb.ac.in. The students have to secure at least 20 per cent marks in practical and 33 per cent in theory section to get pass

By: Education Desk | New Delhi | Updated: July 21, 2020 10:33:29 pm
PSEB 12th Result 2020 PSEB 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Result available now at pseb.ac.in. Representational image/ designed by Gargi Singh 

Punjab Board PSEB 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) announced the result of class 12 exam on Tuesday, July 21. The result is now available at the website- pseb.ac.in. Out of the 2.9 lakh students, 90.98 per cent students have passed it. This is a huge rise from 2019’s performance, when the passing percentage was recorded at 86.41.

The hike could also be cited in the new result formulae. For the exams which could not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic, marks were given on the basis of the average of best of three papers which were conducted.

Punjab Board claims that their government schools have shown more improvement than those of Delhi. “The improvement in the pass percentage of the Punjab govt. schools this year is even better than the government schools of Delhi,” the board read in the official statement.

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While the pass percentage in the government schools of Delhi improved  by 3.76 per cent, it saw an improvement by 6.18 per cent  in Punjab as compared to last year.

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18:21 (IST)21 Jul 2020
District wise performance

The district Ropar has topped the list by achieving 96.93 pass percentage. The pass percentage of district Faridkot and Ferozepur with 96.61 and 95.68 pass percentage has been placed in the second and third place respectively 

15:53 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Anti-cheating measures changed the mindset: PSEB chairperson

In March 2018, when the copying was curbed strictly, the overall pass percentage had come down to 65.97 %, but it succeeded in bringing a change in the mindset that there would be no compromise with the quality education, said the Education Secretary cum Chairman, PSEB, Krishan Kumar, while giving credit to the teachers who had been exerting their nerves to implement the various quality improvement projects envisaged by the Education Department at the cutting edge level with utmost zeal and dedication for the past three years. 

15:26 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB pass percentage at glance

As many as 2,65,449 students appeared for the +2 examination as regular candidates while 20229 appeared as Open School candidates. The overall pass percentage of the regular candidates is 92.77 % and that those of Open School candidates is 68.26 %. Similarly, the pass percentage of  girls is 94.83 % against the 90.99 % of boys. The pass percentage of the students of rural area schools is 93.39 % and the students of urban area schools is 91.96 %.

14:52 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB govt schools improve more than Delhi

Punjab Board claims that their government schools have shown more improvement than those of Delhi. "The improvement in the pass percentage of the Punjab govt. schools this year is even better than the government schools of Delhi," the board read in the official statement. While the Government Schools in Delhi have improved pass percentage by 3.76 %, the government schools in Punjab have achieved 6.18% increase in the pass percentage than the last year, as per PSEB data

14:41 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Subjects with 100% pass percentage

There are several subjects in which all the students who appeared for the exam could crack it. No student who has appeared for the following papers in PSEB 10th was failed. Check the list

-- Accounting for business
-- Introduction to financial market
-- Management
-- Technology and e-commerce
-- Bookkeeping
-- Application of management
-- Co-operative management.

14:24 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Top scoring districts in PSEB

Top five districts -Rank 1: Roop Nagar - 96.93%Rank 2: Faridkot - 96.61%Rank 3: Frizopur - 95.68%Rank 4: Bathinda - 95.65%Rank 5: Moga - 95.65%

13:51 (IST)21 Jul 2020
As preparation goes online, rural students at disadvantage

With classes being shut at school and at coaching institutes, students are preparing virtually. Students who have gone back home or those in a geographically disadvantaged situation are facing the brunt as connectivity remains a key challenge. Read here to know what to do

13:49 (IST)21 Jul 2020
JEE Main, NEET to have tougher competition this year

Students who clear class 12 will be appearing for JEE Main and NEET. Among STEM courses, students are finding mathematics to be among the toughest; questions about the application of a concept are among the most asked questions on the platform. Experts believe that the dealy in holding exams will give more time for students to prepare and will create a more competitive environment for students....read more

13:17 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB 12th results: Ludhiana gave toppers last year, now among lowest performers

Barnala was the lest performing district with a pass percentage of 84.69 per cent. The second and third-last districts were Mansa at 89.80 and Ludhiana at 89.99. Ludhiana had given the top performers last year.

13:15 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Among Science stream - non-med students fare better than medical

The pass percentage is the highest in science with 94.82 per cent students clearing the exam. Among the science stream, non-medical students recorded a pass percentage of 95.36 per cent and medical students were at 93.80 per cent. Followed by humanities at 92.87 per cent and commerce at 91.05. The least pass percentage was observed in vocational courses with 88.81 per cent.

13:06 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB 12th result 2020: Pass percentage on rise

The pass percentage is at a three year high. From 65.97 per cent in 2018, 86.41 per cent in 2019 to now 90.98 per cent, the number of students clearing Punjab Board class 12 has been increasing consistently.

13:06 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Rural area performs better than urban

The students from rural area outperformed that of urban with 93.39 per cent. The pass percentage of urban area is 91.96 per cent

13:02 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Pass percentage of regular and open category students

A total of 2.46 lakh (2,46,259) regular category students passed the class 12 exam recording a pass percentge of 92.77 per cent. The pass percentge of open category students is 68.26 per cent

12:40 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Government schools perform well

The government schools have performed well with a pass percentage of 94.32 percent. The pass percentage of aided schools is 91.03 per cent, associated schools- 87.04 per cent, affiliated schools- 91.84 per cent.

12:31 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Pass percentage in medical and non-medical category

The pass percentage in the medical category is 93.80 per cent, while 95.36 per cent in the non-medical category

12:27 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Roop Nagar tops among district

Roop Nagar best performing district with 96.03 per cent pass percentage followed by Faridkort with 96.61 per cent. The pass percentage this year touched 90.98 per cent

12:23 (IST)21 Jul 2020
No merit list

This year, there is no topper of the Punjab Board, PSEB. The board has not released merit list this year

12:16 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Science stream performs better than Arts, Commerce

The Science stream has secured the highest pass percentage of 94.82 per cent, while 92.87 per cent passed in Humanities and 91.05 per cent in Commerce. The pass percentage in Vocational stream touched at 88.81 per cent.

12:07 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Girls outperformed boys, touches 94.83%

The girls have outperformed their male counterpart with 94.83 per cent. The pass percentage of boys is 90.99 per cent

12:03 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Pass percentage at 90.98%, improves from last year

The pass percentage this year touched 90.98 per cent, a significant increase from last year which was 86.41 per cent. A total of 2.60 lakh (2,60,545) students passed in the exam out of 2.86 lakh (2,86,378) students appeared

PSEB 12th Result 2020 PSEB 12th Result 2020: Result available at pseb.ac.in at 11 am. Representational image/ designed by Gargi Singh

Punjab Board 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The results of class 10, 8, and 5 was announced in May on the basis of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). For students who have been promoted without conducting exams, the mark sheets will have “promoted due to coronavirus” written on them.

Last year, a total of 86.41 per cent students cleared the class 12 exam. Girls outshone boys as the pass percentage for female students was recorded at 90.86 and pass percentage for boys stood at 82.83 per cent.