The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday announced the Class 10 results for Allahabad, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun and Thiruvananthapuram regions.
The results can be checked . Here are statistics on the examination:
-- Region-wise pass percentage: Delhi: 78.09%; Patna: 95.50%; Allahabad: 98.23%; Dehradun: 97.27%; Ajmer: 93.30%.
-- CBSE Class 10 pass percentage is 90.95%, a dip of over 5 percentage points from last year’s 96.21%.
-- Trivandrum region has highest pass percentage at 99.85%, followed by Chennai region at 99.62%.
-- Allahabad region is third with 98.23%.
-- Last year, 96.21% of the students who had appeared for the exams cleared it. Girls had a marginally better pass percentage than boys. 96.36% of the girls who appeared for the exams passed, while the boys had a pass percentage of 96.11%.
-- 1,68,541 students got a perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 10 points last year.
-- This year also marks the last year when Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) will be used in the 10th grade. CBSE has decided to re-introduce board exams for the 10th grade starting next year.
