Karnataka PUC exams: 61.88% of students pass; Dakshina Kannada outshines all other districts

With a pass percentage of 68.72%, the girls yet again outperform the boys, 55.22% of whom passed the pre-university course.

Across government, government-aided, unaided, bifurcated and corporation colleges, a total of 5,99,794 students appeared for the examinations in the arts, commerce and science streams and 4,02,697 of them (67.14%) passed the examinations.

As Karnataka declared the results of the second-year pre-university course on Saturday, girls yet again outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 68.72 per cent, as against the latter’s 55.22 per cent. The total pass percentage was 61.88 per cent, with 48.71 per cent of the arts students, 64.97 per cent of the commerce students and 72.53 per cent of the science students passing the examinations.

With a pass percentage of 62.18 per cent, rural parts of the state pipped the urban regions, where 61.78 per cent of the students passed. In 2020, urban parts outperformed rural ones with the pass percentages of 62.60 per cent against 58.99 per cent respectively.

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A total of 14, 210 students scored 100 out of 100 in mathematics, followed by 4,868 students who did so in computer science and 3,460 students in accountancy. Only two students scored full marks in English. A total of 91,106 students passed with distinction (85 per cent or above) while 49,301 students scored third-class (below 50 per cent) marks.

Dakshina Kannada topped the district-wise pass percentage list with 88.02% per cent, a slight dip from 90.71 v in March 2020. Udupi stood second with 86.38 per cent, a 4 per cent decrease from 90.71 per cent in 2020. Bengaluru South stood fourth (76.24 per cent) and Bengaluru North seventh (72.01 per cent). Chitradurga district scored the lowest pass percentage.

As 683 candidates with locomotor impairment appeared for the examinations, 52.56 per cent of them passed the pre-university course, so did 63.32 per cent of the 409 candidates with visual impairment who took the examinations.

The annual examinations were held from April 22 to May 18 at 1,076 centres, amid the controversy over the hijab ban in classrooms. Education Minister BC Nagesh said the government had no data on the number of students who skipped the examinations because of the headscarf ban.

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He, however, said the failed candidates need not wait for revaluation results to apply for supplementary examinations, which are expected to begin from August 1.

Sanath Prasad

Sanath Prasad is a senior sub-editor and reporter with the Bengaluru bureau of Indian Express. He covers education, transport, infrastructure and trends and issues integral to Bengaluru. He holds more than two years of reporting experience in Karnataka. His major works include the impact of Hijab ban on Muslim girls in Karnataka, tracing the lives of the victims of Kerala cannibalism, exploring the trends in dairy market of Karnataka in the aftermath of Amul-Nandini controversy, and Karnataka State Elections among others. If he is not writing, he keeps himself engaged with badminton, swimming, and loves exploring. ... Read More

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