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Girls Outperform Boys in CBSE Class 10, 12 Exams

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May 14, 2025

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, showing a marginal increase in overall pass percentages in both results over last year.

- Vrinda Tulsian

NEW DELHI:

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.

A total of 111,544 candidates have scored above 90% marks, while 24,867 candidates got over 95% in the Class 12 exams. Last year, the corresponding figures for those scoring over 90% and 95% marks stood at 116,000 and 24,068, respectively.

Meanwhile, 129,000 students were placed for compartmental exams, around 7,000 higher than 122,000 last year.

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