CBSE Class 12th Result 2023: ‘Girls have outshone boys, more reasons for society to remove barriers to girls,’ says Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

'Over the years, a striking feature of the results have been the performance of girl students. Gladdening to learn that this years also girls have outshone boys,' Pradhan said.

CBSE Class 12 result declared at cbse.gov.in

CBSE Class 12 result Declared: This year, the overall pass percentage for Class 12 is 87.33 per cent. (Representative image. File)

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CBSE Class 12th Result: The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today congratulated the students who have cleared the CBSE Class 12 exams today. “It is a moment to rejoice the success and cherish the fruits of hard work that you put (in) all year round. Best wishes for a happy and bright future. Many friends might not have met (their) expectations. I appeal to them to not lose heart. One examination does not define a person’s ability,” Pradhan said in a series of tweets. “Keep working hard and chase your dreams. Success comes to those who never give up,” he added.

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“Heartily congratulate my young friends who have cleared the CBSE Class XII examinations. It is a moment to rejoice the success and cherish the fruits of hard work that you put all year round. Best wishes for a happy and bright future,” the minister tweeted.

Heartily congratulate my young friends who have cleared the #CBSE Class XII examinations.

It is a moment to rejoice the success and cherish the fruits of hard work that you put all year round. Best wishes for a happy and bright future.

— Dharmendra Pradhan (मोदी का परिवार) (@dpradhanbjp) May 12, 2023

Pradhan also offered support to those students who could not clear the exams this year. “Many friends might not have met expectations. I appeal to them to not lose heart. One examination does not define a person’s ability. Keep working hard and chase your dreams. Success comes to those who never give up,” he said.

The minister also threw light on how girls have been outshining boys in the past few years. “Over the years, a striking feature of the results have been the performance of girl students. Gladdening to learn that this year also girls have outshone boys. More reasons for us as a society to remove all barriers to girls’ education,” he said.

This year, the overall pass percentage for Class 12 is 87.33 per cent, which is a dip from last year’s performance but has increased from the pre-pandemic years. In 2022, the overall pass percentage was 92.71 per cent in comparison to 88.78 per cent in 2020 and 83.40 per cent in 2019.

In Class 10, 93.12 per cent of students have cleared the exam, registering a dip of 1.28 percentage points from last year.