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CBSE Class 10th Results 2018: Delhi govt schools drop pass percentage

Unlike last year, when girls outshone boys by a margin of 3.35 pass percentage points, this year, the passing percentage for girls was 88.67 per cent; for boys it was 85.32 per cent.

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Students take selfies as they celebrate their success after the declaration of CBSE’s Class 10 results in Moradabad on Tuesday
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Delhi region’s pass percentage for the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) Class X examination increased slightly from last year’s 78.1 per cent to 78.62 per cent. However, the pass percentage of Delhi government schools dropped considerably to 69.32 per cent from last year’s 92.44 per cent. 

“Many congratulations to all students who have passed the Class 10 CBSE Board exams,” tweeted Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia, “It was a tough year for all students as Board exams were happening for the first time after 10 years.”

The overall passing percentage for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X examination dropped by 4.25 per cent, eight years after the examination was made compulsory. Four students, who secured 499 out of 500, were declared All India toppers by the board on Tuesday. A total of 16,24,682 students from 17,567 schools appeared in the exams held across the country.

Among them are Prakhar Mittal of DPS Gurgaon, Rimzhim Agarwal of RP Public School (Bijnor), Nandini Garg of Scottish International School (Shamli) and Sreelakshmi G of Bhavan's Vidyalaya, (Kochi). The second position is shared by seven students scoring 498 marks and 14 students shared the third position with a score of 497.

While a total of whooping 1,31,493 students scored above 90 per cent, as many as 27,476 students crossed the 95 per cent mark. Out of 10 regions, Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest pass percentage of 99.60 per cent, followed by Chennai and Ajmer. 

Unlike last year, when girls outshone boys by a margin of 3.35 pass percentage points, this year, the passing percentage for girls was 88.67 per cent; for boys it was 85.32 per cent. 

This was the first batch of students to appear for Class X board examinations after CBSE decided to discontinue the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) and reintroduce the board exams. Under CCE, the board exam was optional for students.

Union Education Minister Prakash Javadekar congratulated the students and said that Class X exams would help them prepare for Class XII board exams. “After a long gap, Class 10 board exams were conducted. It was an important step to reintroduce the exams. Parents and teachers have approved of the move,” he said.

Institution-wise, central government-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas outperformed others at a pass percentage of 97.31 per cent, followed by Kendriya Vidyalayas (95.96%), independent schools (89.49 %), Central Tibetan Schools Administration (86.43%), government-aided schools (73.46 %) and government schools (63.97%). 

Among the differently-abled candidates, Anushka Panda from Gurgaon and Ghazibad’s Saniya Gandhi shared the all-India topper positions at 97.8 per cent. “The pass percentage of differently-abled students increased has increased to 92.55 per cent against last year’s 89.4 percent,” CBSE officials said.

Losses

Three teens allegedly committed suicide in connection with the results. A girl hanged herself in Vasant Kunj; a boy did the same in Dwarka. In Dabri, a 16-yr old first slashed her wrist and then hanged herself

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