Punjab Board 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: 90.98% students clear exams

Punjab Board Punjab School Education Board PSEB 12th Result 2020 @pseb.ac.in HIGHLIGHTS: The result is now available at the website- pseb.ac.in. The students have to secure at least 20 per cent marks in practical and 33 per cent in theory section to get pass

By: Education Desk
New Delhi | Updated: July 22, 2020 12:42 PM IST
PSEB 12th Result 2020 PSEB 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Result available now at pseb.ac.in. Representational image/ designed by Gargi Singh 

Punjab Board PSEB 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) announced the result of class 12 exam on Tuesday, July 21. The result is now available at the website- pseb.ac.in. Out of the 2.9 lakh students, 90.98 per cent students have passed it. This is a huge rise from 2019’s performance, when the passing percentage was recorded at 86.41.

The hike could also be cited in the new result formulae. For the exams which could not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic, marks were given on the basis of the average of best of three papers which were conducted.

READ | How to check Punjab Board PSEB 12th Result 

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Punjab Board claims that their government schools have shown more improvement than those of Delhi. “The improvement in the pass percentage of the Punjab govt. schools this year is even better than the government schools of Delhi,” the board read in the official statement.

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While the pass percentage in the government schools of Delhi improved  by 3.76 per cent, it saw an improvement by 6.18 per cent  in Punjab as compared to last year.

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12:42 (IST)22 Jul 2020
Meet some achievers

It was almost 30 years back that Rajni Sathi (46) quit her studies after getting married at the age of 18. On Tuesday, the 46-year-old ward attendant at the Ludhiana Civil Hospital cleared her Class 12 board exams and that too along with her son, Deepak (18). In 2018, Rajni and her son had cleared their Class 10 boards together and now both have graduation as their next aim.

She had earlier quit her studies after marriage after studying till Class 9.

18:21 (IST)21 Jul 2020
District wise performance

The district Ropar has topped the list by achieving 96.93 pass percentage. The pass percentage of district Faridkot and Ferozepur with 96.61 and 95.68 pass percentage has been placed in the second and third place respectively 

15:53 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Anti-cheating measures changed the mindset: PSEB chairperson

In March 2018, when the copying was curbed strictly, the overall pass percentage had come down to 65.97 %, but it succeeded in bringing a change in the mindset that there would be no compromise with the quality education, said the Education Secretary cum Chairman, PSEB, Krishan Kumar, while giving credit to the teachers who had been exerting their nerves to implement the various quality improvement projects envisaged by the Education Department at the cutting edge level with utmost zeal and dedication for the past three years. 

15:26 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB pass percentage at glance

As many as 2,65,449 students appeared for the +2 examination as regular candidates while 20229 appeared as Open School candidates. The overall pass percentage of the regular candidates is 92.77 % and that those of Open School candidates is 68.26 %. Similarly, the pass percentage of  girls is 94.83 % against the 90.99 % of boys. The pass percentage of the students of rural area schools is 93.39 % and the students of urban area schools is 91.96 %.

14:52 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB govt schools improve more than Delhi

Punjab Board claims that their government schools have shown more improvement than those of Delhi. "The improvement in the pass percentage of the Punjab govt. schools this year is even better than the government schools of Delhi," the board read in the official statement. While the Government Schools in Delhi have improved pass percentage by 3.76 %, the government schools in Punjab have achieved 6.18% increase in the pass percentage than the last year, as per PSEB data

14:41 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Subjects with 100% pass percentage

There are several subjects in which all the students who appeared for the exam could crack it. No student who has appeared for the following papers in PSEB 10th was failed. Check the list

-- Accounting for business
-- Introduction to financial market
-- Management
-- Technology and e-commerce
-- Bookkeeping
-- Application of management
-- Co-operative management.

14:24 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Top scoring districts in PSEB

Top five districts -Rank 1: Roop Nagar - 96.93%Rank 2: Faridkot - 96.61%Rank 3: Frizopur - 95.68%Rank 4: Bathinda - 95.65%Rank 5: Moga - 95.65%

13:51 (IST)21 Jul 2020
As preparation goes online, rural students at disadvantage

With classes being shut at school and at coaching institutes, students are preparing virtually. Students who have gone back home or those in a geographically disadvantaged situation are facing the brunt as connectivity remains a key challenge. Read here to know what to do

13:49 (IST)21 Jul 2020
JEE Main, NEET to have tougher competition this year

Students who clear class 12 will be appearing for JEE Main and NEET. Among STEM courses, students are finding mathematics to be among the toughest; questions about the application of a concept are among the most asked questions on the platform. Experts believe that the dealy in holding exams will give more time for students to prepare and will create a more competitive environment for students....read more

13:17 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB 12th results: Ludhiana gave toppers last year, now among lowest performers

Barnala was the lest performing district with a pass percentage of 84.69 per cent. The second and third-last districts were Mansa at 89.80 and Ludhiana at 89.99. Ludhiana had given the top performers last year.

13:15 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Among Science stream - non-med students fare better than medical

The pass percentage is the highest in science with 94.82 per cent students clearing the exam. Among the science stream, non-medical students recorded a pass percentage of 95.36 per cent and medical students were at 93.80 per cent. Followed by humanities at 92.87 per cent and commerce at 91.05. The least pass percentage was observed in vocational courses with 88.81 per cent.

13:06 (IST)21 Jul 2020
PSEB 12th result 2020: Pass percentage on rise

The pass percentage is at a three year high. From 65.97 per cent in 2018, 86.41 per cent in 2019 to now 90.98 per cent, the number of students clearing Punjab Board class 12 has been increasing consistently.

13:06 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Rural area performs better than urban

The students from rural area outperformed that of urban with 93.39 per cent. The pass percentage of urban area is 91.96 per cent

13:02 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Pass percentage of regular and open category students

A total of 2.46 lakh (2,46,259) regular category students passed the class 12 exam recording a pass percentge of 92.77 per cent. The pass percentge of open category students is 68.26 per cent

12:40 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Government schools perform well

The government schools have performed well with a pass percentage of 94.32 percent. The pass percentage of aided schools is 91.03 per cent, associated schools- 87.04 per cent, affiliated schools- 91.84 per cent.

12:31 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Pass percentage in medical and non-medical category

The pass percentage in the medical category is 93.80 per cent, while 95.36 per cent in the non-medical category

12:27 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Roop Nagar tops among district

Roop Nagar best performing district with 96.03 per cent pass percentage followed by Faridkort with 96.61 per cent. The pass percentage this year touched 90.98 per cent

12:23 (IST)21 Jul 2020
No merit list

This year, there is no topper of the Punjab Board, PSEB. The board has not released merit list this year

12:16 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Science stream performs better than Arts, Commerce

The Science stream has secured the highest pass percentage of 94.82 per cent, while 92.87 per cent passed in Humanities and 91.05 per cent in Commerce. The pass percentage in Vocational stream touched at 88.81 per cent.

12:07 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Girls outperformed boys, touches 94.83%

The girls have outperformed their male counterpart with 94.83 per cent. The pass percentage of boys is 90.99 per cent

12:03 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Pass percentage at 90.98%, improves from last year

The pass percentage this year touched 90.98 per cent, a significant increase from last year which was 86.41 per cent. A total of 2.60 lakh (2,60,545) students passed in the exam out of 2.86 lakh (2,86,378) students appeared

11:36 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Meet the topper last year

The top rank was obtained jointly by Ludhiana’s resident Sarvjot Singh, Muktsar sahib’s Aman and Muskaan Kaur from Nakodar in Jalandhar jointly secured the first place with 98.89 per cent scoring 445/450 in the Punjab Board class 12 exams.

11:32 (IST)21 Jul 2020
How much marks required to pass exam

The Punjab Board has also changed the passing criteria, students have to secure now at least 20 per cent marks in practical and 33 per cent in theory section to get pass

11:20 (IST)21 Jul 2020
How to check class 12 result

To check PSEB senior secondary examination result at pseb.ac.in, click on the download ‘result link’. Enter registration number, roll number. The results will appear on the screen. Download it, and take a print out for further reference

11:18 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Result available now at pseb.ac.in

The result of class 12 Science, Arts, Commerce including Vocational stream is available now at the website pseb.ac.in

11:10 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Pass percentage likely to go high this year

With a change in pass percentage and best of three criteria, the pass percentage is expected to go higher this year. In PSEB 12th result 2019, the pass percentage was recorded at 86.41 per cent. The pass percentage of open school candidate was 58.2 per cent

11:07 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Where to check PSEB 12th result

The students can check class 12 result through the website- pseb.ac.in

10:52 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Steps to check PSEB 12th result

To check PSEB senior secondary examination result at pseb.ac.in, click on the download ‘result link’. Enter registration number, roll number. The results will appear on the screen. Download it, and take a print out for further reference.

10:41 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Check pass percentage

To pass the exams, students need to obtain 33 per cent marks. In subjects having both practical and theory, students will have to pass both separately. While the aggregate pass percentage of every subject should be 33 per cent, for practical section, those obtaining 20 per cent marks and 33 per cent for theory will also be deemed pass.

10:35 (IST)21 Jul 2020
New exam pattern for Punjab Board

Punjab Board had decided to incorporate multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 10 marks (one mark each) in physics, mathematics and chemistry for class 12 students. Further, 10 objective-type questions were added for one mark each. These changes were announced only three months ahead of the board exams.

10:31 (IST)21 Jul 2020
How to check marks

Step 1: Visit the official website, pseb.ac.in

Step 2: On the homepage, click on the link ‘results’

Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page

Step 4: Log-in using roll number

Step 5: Result will appear on the screen

Step 6: Download it, and take a print out for further reference.

10:23 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Download provisional mark sheet today

The print out will act as a provisional mark sheet. The original mark sheet will be disbursed by schools. Since the schools are closed this might take a while. Class 12 mark sheets are critical to get admission to colleges.

09:59 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Class 5, 8, 10 students promoted without exams

The Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) has promoted class 5, 8, and 10 students without completing the examinations. The result was declared in May. For students who have been promoted without conducting exams, the mark sheets will have “promoted due to coronavirus” written on them.

09:51 (IST)21 Jul 2020
In other news!

The Board of School Education, Haryana (BSEH) or Haryana Board, Bhiwani will announce the result of class 12 exam on Tuesday, July 21. The BSEH chairman Jagbir Singh told indianexpress.com, “The result will be announced via press conference today at around 5 pm. The result will be available at the website-bseh.org.in soon after that.” A total of 2.25 lakh students appeared in the examination which could not be completed due to coronavirus pandemic

09:39 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Check pass percentage of last year

Over 6 lakh students had appeared for PSEB class 12 exams in the previous year with the state recording 86.41 passing percent.

09:33 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Check 12th result at indianexpress.com

Students can also register themselves here at indianexpress.com for the same. In order to complete the registration a candidate needs to fill the box below

09:21 (IST)21 Jul 2020
How students to get marks on cancelled papers

PSEB has decided to evaluate students’ performance based on the best three criteria. Among the exams which have been conducted, the average of the highest three marks of a student will be calculated and the score will be given on the basis of the same

09:07 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Why Punjab Board cancels pending class 12 exams

The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) cancelled the pending class 12 board exams scheduled in July due to rise in COVID-19 cases in the state

08:58 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Supplementary exams

All those students who will flunk in the main exams have one more opportunity. They can sit for the compartment exams, the dates of which will be announced soon

08:56 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Steps to check PSEB 12th result

To check PSEB senior secondary examination result at pseb.ac.in, click on the download ‘result link’. Enter registration number, roll number. The results will appear on the screen. Download it, and take a print out for further reference.

08:50 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Marks required to pass exam

Students have to secure at least 20 per cent marks in practical and 33 per cent in theory section to be considered as pass

08:45 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Where to check

The candidates can check the results through pseb.ac.in. Apart from it, the results will be available at results.nic.in, indiaresults.com

08:42 (IST)21 Jul 2020
No press conference this year

The Punjab Board will not conduct any press conference to announce class 12 result. The decision was taken taking note of the situations arising out of COVID-19 pandemic

08:30 (IST)21 Jul 2020
How to check result

Step 1: Visit the websites mentioned above

Step 2: Click on the download result link

Step 3: Enter regimentation number/ roll number

Step 4: Results will appear on the screen, download it

08:15 (IST)21 Jul 2020
Punjab Board 12th result today

The results of Punjab School of Education Board (PSEB) class 12 exams will be declared on Tuesday, July 21. According to the official, the result will be announced at 11 am. Students who appeared for the exams can check their results on the board’s official website – pseb.ac.in.

PSEB 12th Result 2020 PSEB 12th Result 2020: Result available at pseb.ac.in at 11 am. Representational image/ designed by Gargi Singh

Punjab Board 12th Result 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The results of class 10, 8, and 5 was announced in May on the basis of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). For students who have been promoted without conducting exams, the mark sheets will have “promoted due to coronavirus” written on them.

Last year, a total of 86.41 per cent students cleared the class 12 exam. Girls outshone boys as the pass percentage for female students was recorded at 90.86 and pass percentage for boys stood at 82.83 per cent.

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