The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE today announced results for the class X examination. The pass percentage in CBSE Class X exam declined to 90.95 per cent from 96.21 per cent last year, registering a dip of over 5 per cent. Trivandrum region has highest pass percentage at 99.85, followed by Chennai at 99.62 and Allahabad at 98.23 per cent.<br/>''<br/>Overall, boys outdid girls by 0.9 percent this year, bettering last year's results when girls beat boys by close to 10 percent. A total 93.4 percent of boys passed the exams this year across the region in comparison to girls, for whom the tally stood at 92.5 percent.<br/>'<br/>Nearly 16.67 lakh students appeared for the examination this year.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a tweet, extended his congratulations to the students who have successfully passed the CBSE Class X exams. He gave his best wishes for their journey ahead.
News On AIR | June 3, 2017 9:06 PM
CBSE Class X results declared, pass percentage falls