Telangana’s girls, with a pass rate of 95.16%, outshone boys who achieved 89.51%,in the Senior School Certificate Examination (Class 12) results announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday.
Telangana recorded an overall 92.24% pass rate for the 11,426 candidates who appeared for the exam. It was 99.73% last year. The Chennai region, under which Telangana is covered, achieved 93.84%, second only to the Trivandrum region’s 95.62%, the highest among the 22 regions in the country.
For Telangana, the decline in the pass rate was also stark for girls and boys compared to last year’s 99.80% and 99.66%, respectively.
Overall, 1,768,968 candidates appeared for the exams conducted from February 17 to April 10 across the country, and 85.20% of candidates passed, a decline from 88.39% last year.
State-wise, Lakshadweep, with 14 students, saw a 100% pass rate, followed by Goa (96.38%), Kerala (95.61%), and Tamil Nadu (95.25%).
