New Delhi, May 20: 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 +
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.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 11:01