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Girls outshone boys in the CBSE Class XII results announced today with Meghna Srivastava, from a Noida school, topping the examination this year.
Updated : May 26, 2018, 06:06 PM IST
Girls outshone boys in the CBSE Class XII results announced today with Meghna Srivastava, from a Noida school, topping the examination this year.
The overall pass percentage was 83.01 per cent as against last year's 82.02 per cent.
Girls did better than the boys with a pass percentage of 88.31 per cent against boys' 78.99 per cent, officials at the CBSE headquarters said here.
Meghna Srivastava topped the CBSE Class 12 examination getting 99.8%. She secured 499 marks out of 500. She is a student of Step By Step School, Noida, and is from the Humanities stream.
The second position was bagged by another girl, Anoushka Chand, also a humanities stream student from a school in Ghaziabad. She got 498 marks out of 500.
The third position was held by seven students who got 497 marks out of 500, the officials said.
The best performing region was Trivandrum in Kerala with a pass percentage of 97.32 per cent. Chennai region's pass percentage was second best at 93.87 per cent.
Delhi was at the third spot with 89 per cent pass percentage, the officials said.
Check out Twitter reaction:
Girl scored 499/500 in CBSE class 12 exam. Itne mein toh 3 greeb ladke pass ho jaate. Such Inequality.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) May 26, 2018
499 out of 500 Well done #MeghnaSrivastava. Jai Ho. #KuchBhiHoSaktaHai.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) May 26, 2018
Meghna Srivastava tops CBSE Class 12 exam with 499/500 marks https://t.co/HU9PXAFL1m
Congrats CBSE Toppers but their Marks should be be distributed equally amongst the rest of the students to avoid class struggle.
— Squint Neon (@squintneon) May 26, 2018
~Karl Marks
Some parents after #CBSEResult2018 be like: pic.twitter.com/OGjfobkJqz
— Aashiश (@aashishjoshi00) May 26, 2018
Dad : Beta tera result kya aaya?
— Sahil Shaikh (@iamsahil555) May 26, 2018
Kid : My result is my result, None of your result.
Dad : My home is my home, Get out of my home.#CBSEResult2018
After #CBSEResult2018
— RiTwik jaiswal (@retweetjaiswal) May 26, 2018
Me : pic.twitter.com/avkCKZukcS
Meghana? But dettol kills 99.99% of germs.
— Tweetera (@DoctorrSays) May 26, 2018
Meghana : 0
Dettol: 1#CBSEResult2018
Students scoring 499/500 in board exams..that too when they have so many theoretical subjects. strange. I wish I had such liberal (for once) examiners when I was giving board exams. I had very deadly combination- Hindi medium + Govt School +Conservative examiners. #CBSEResult2018
— Paresh Rawal fn (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) May 26, 2018
If any student is feeling sad because they did not score as many marks as they expected or any parent is unhappy with their child's performance,please don't stress, you may Speak to me here or Watch a motivational video, or visit a counselor, anything but stress #CBSEResult2018
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 26, 2018
When your phone's battery is low but you got 99% and you have to tell it to your relatives. #CBSEResult2018 pic.twitter.com/hxZBjcD6uw
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) May 26, 2018
When you just get passing marks in the exams. #CBSEResult2018 pic.twitter.com/lJS9xo7XRV
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) May 26, 2018
Class 12th student's relatives right now#CBSEResult2018 pic.twitter.com/oxi4o2WgUb
— Rishabh Srivastava (@AskRishabh) May 26, 2018
When you had no hope of passing the exam but you got 34%#CBSEResult2018 pic.twitter.com/n2dXHaBWbI
— Rohit Sharma (@imWrong45) May 26, 2018
CBSE 12th Topper has scored 499 out of 500 pic.twitter.com/Vs9sFHZfiN
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) May 26, 2018