Girls once again outshone boys in class X CBSE results announced on Thursday. The result announced by the CBSC recorded a pass percentage of 98.19. The overall pass figure is about two per cent higher than last last year's results.

According to a CBSE statement, the pass percentage in Chennai region at 99.45 was the highest in the country. In total, 11,79,182 candidates were registered for class X examination this year, an increase of about 11 per cent over last year. Since last year, CBSE class X examination is being conducted under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)scheme and the results are reflected in grades.