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Girls outshine boys in Class XII CBSE exams

New Delhi, May 23
Over 81 per cent students cleared the Class XII CBSE examinations this year, with girls once again outshining the boys.

The results were declared across the country today except the Patna region, with the total pass percentage standing at 81.71, an increase of 1.84 per cent over last year figure, said a statement issued by the CBSE.

In all, 7,70,043 candidates registered for Class XII examination this year, an increase of over 9.85 per cent over last year’s count.

Girls continued to fare better than boys with 86.93 per cent clearing the exam, while the boys’ pass percentage stood at 77.83. Among the regions, the Chennai region put up the best performance with a pass percentage of 91.32. It also said the pass percentage of regular students stood at 83.66 as compared to 45.41% in case of private candidates. In Delhi, the pass percentage stood at 85.45%. Girls fared much better than boys with 89.72 per cent clearing the exam as against 81.58% for boys.

Among the institutions, students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya put up a good show with 96.89% of them passing the exam. The pass percentage of schools under the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan stood at 93.38. The pass percentage for government schools stood at 83.98. It was 79.54% in case of government-aided schools. The pass percentage in case of private schools stood at 45.41. — PTI

Busting post-result stress

The CBSE has begun counselling to help students and parents overcome post-result stress and anxiety. Multiple modes of communication, such as telephonic counselling, interactive voice response system (IVRS) and the CBSE website, will be used to reach out to more and more examinees till June 6.

“This year, 36 principals, trained counsellors from CBSE-affiliated government and private schools and some psychologist will participate in tele-counselling to address psychological problems of students,” said a CBSE official.