Girls outperforming boys

The Hindu : Education : Chennai region tops in CBSE XII examination: "The Chennai region has secured the highest pass percentage of 91.32 in the Central Board of Secondary Education Class XII examination, the results of which were declared on Monday. While results for the Ajmer, Chennai, Panchkula, Delhi, Guwahati, Allahabad and Bhubaneswar regions were declared on Monday, the Patna region results are expected to be declared on May 27 [Friday].

Girls have outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 86.93 compared to boys who have notched up 77.83. The overall pass percentage at 81.71 is up by 1.84 percentage points from last year.

A total of 770,043 candidates were registered for the Class XII examination which was held from March 1 to April 13. This is an increase of about 9.85 per cent compared to last year.

The Chennai region has also emerged with the highest pass percentage of 93.21 for girls followed by the Delhi and Ajmer."