Thiruvananthapuram tops in CBSE Class XII results
The Hindu
Region registers 98.83% pass, followed by Bengaluru with 98.16%
The Thiruvananthapuram region of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) continued its brilliant performance in the Class XII examinations with a pass percentage of 98.83 to top all the regions.
The Thiruvananthapuram region, comprising Kerala and Lakshadweep, was ranked ahead of Bengaluru which had a pass percentage of 98.16 and Chennai that had 97.79%. The overall pass percentage was 92.71.
The results were declared by the CBSE on Friday morning. Last year, the pass percentage for the Thiruvananthapuram region was 99.89.
In the region, 38,202 students appeared for the examinations from 642 schools. Of them, 37,754 passed. Of the students who passed, 18,468 were boys (98.41%) and 19,286 were girls (99.23%).
In Kerala, 38,183 students appeared (18,762 boys and 19,421 girls) for the exams. Of them, 37,735 passed (18,463 boys with a pass percentage of 98.41 and 19,272 girls with a pass percentage of 99.23) registering a pass percentage of 98.83, second highest among States after Andhra Pradesh.
In Lakshadweep, 19 (five boys and 14 girls) students sat for the exams. Of them, all passed, registering a pass percentage of 100, the highest in the country.
While Kendriya Vidyalayas had a pass percentage of 98.96 (97.04 nationally), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas had a pass percentage of 99.59 (98.93 nationally).