Punjab board: 96.48% pass Class 12 exam; girls outshine boys yet again

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Mohali, July 30

The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) recorded a pass percentage of 96.48 in this year’s Class 12 results as compared to 90.98 last year. Girls once again outshone boys with 97.34 per cent of them clearing the exams against 95.74 per cent boys.

Dr Yog Raj, Chairman, PSEB, said of 2,92,663 students who appeared in the exams, 2,82,349 passed. In the urban areas, 1,22,594 students took the exams and 1,18,461 (96.63 per cent) cleared, while in the rural areas, of 1,70,049 students, 1,63,888 (96.37 per cent) passed, he said. With a pass percentage of 99.57, Ropar district topped the state, followed by Patiala (99.08) and Muktsar (99.06). In meritorious schools, of 4,244 students, 4,233 cleared, recording a pass percentage of 99.74. — TNS

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