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Girls outperformed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 and 10 board examinations for the academic year 2024-25, results of which were announced on Tuesday.
In Class 12, of the 1.69 million students who appeared in the board exams, 1.49 million students, or 88.39%, cleared the exams this year, a marginal increase from last year’s pass percentage of 87.98%. The results also showed 91.64% of the girls and 85.70% of the boys clearing the exams.
In Class 10, 2.22 million students, or 93.66%, cleared the board exams of the total 2.37 million appeared this year, with the pass percentage increasing slightly from the last year’s 93.60%. Here, too, girls outshone boys with a pass percentage of 95%, as against 92.63% for boys.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the students and said one exam cannot define them and their strengths go far beyond the mark sheet.
“Wishing Exam Warriors great success in all the opportunities that lie ahead!,” Modi said in a post on X. P9
