95.2% Delhi students clear Class 12; 94.8% pass Class 10

Girls continued to outperform boys in Delhi and the surrounding regions as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced results for Class 10 and 12 board examinations for the 2024-25 academic year.

- Aheli Das, Varun Bhandari and Maria Khan

NEW DELHI/NOIDA:

In Delhi, the Class 12 pass percentage for girls stood at 96.71%, compared to 93.76% for boys. Overall, 95.23% of students who appeared for the Class 12 exams cleared them. In Class 10, 95.71% of girls passed, while the pass rate for boys was 93.98%. The total pass percentage for Class 10 in Delhi was 94.8%. In 2024, the pass percentage of girls in class 10 stood at 94.91% and 93.76% for boys. Meanwhile, the pass percentage of girls in class 12 was 96.6% and 93.29% for boys in 2024.

The national average pass percentage in Class 12 was 88.39%, while it was 93.66% for Class 10.

The trend was mirrored in the Noida region—covering Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad—where 87.06% of girls passed the Class 12 exams, compared to just 77.2% of boys. Overall, the pass percentage stood at 81.29%. In Class 10, girls again outshone boys, with 92.4% passing against 87.38% of boys. The total pass rate was 89.41%. In 2024, students in the Capital recorded an overall pass percentage of 94.97% in class 12 and 94.35% in class 10.

In keeping with its recent policy to curb unhealthy competition, CBSE did not declare a merit list. However, merit certificates will be issued to the top 0.1% of candidates in each subject.