Girls outshine boys in CISCE Class-X, Class-XII exams

Girls outshone boys in the Class X and Class XII examinations conducted by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) this year.

While 1,08,217 students, including 60,812 boys and 47,405 girls, had appeared in Class X (ICSE), about 52,552 students, including 29,207 boys and 23,345 girls, had written the Class XII (ISC) exam, conducted in March this year.

The results announced by CISCE showed that 98.05 per cent students got through the ICSE while 97.08 per cent students could pass the ISC. But girls have done better than boys. Their pass percentage is 98.14 in ICSE (Class-X) against 96.90 per cent pass rate of boys, Gerry Arathoon, Additional Secretary of CISCE said.

Similarly, in ISC (Class-XII), the pass rate of girls is 98.18 per cent against 96.21 per cent by boys, he said. The highest aggregate mark is 99 per cent (English plus best four subjects) at the ICSE Examination achieved by a boy.

While 1701 candidates, including 905 girls and 796 boys, have been awarded grade 1 in each of the seven subjects. The highest aggregate mark is 99.25 per cent (English + best three subjects) at the ISC Examination attained by a boy. As many as 65 candidates, including 43 girls, have passed with grade 1 in each of the seven subjects.

Students from 6942 schools appeared in Class XII while 1493 school presented candidates in Class X. The ICSE exam was conducted in 66 written subjects of which 19 are Indian languages and 14 are foreign languages.

Exam was held in subjects like yoga, agricultural science, drama and Indian dance. The ISC exam was conducted in 47 written subjects of which 13 are Indian languages and six are foreign languages.

Maximum students appearing the test were from the Northern region comprising states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and Chhattisgarh.

About 2,851 Scheduled Caste candidates took the ICSE exam, achieving a pass percentage of 96.63 per cent. Similarly, 3,411 Scheduled Tribe students appeared in the test while their pass percentage was 97.48 per cent. About 9,569 Other Backward Classes candidates took the examination, achieving a pass percentage of 97.93.

In ISC, 1,007 Scheduled Caste candidates took the examination while their pass rate was 93.25. As many as 1,406 Scheduled Tribe candidates took the examination and their pass percentage was 96.23 per cent while 3,083 Other Backward Classes candidates took the examination, achieving a pass percentage of 95.20 per cent.