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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 results for all ten regions were announced on Saturday with girls again performing better than boys. As per the CBSE, the passing percentage of girls stood at 88.58 as compared to boys which was 78.85 per cent. A total of 1,065,179 candidates were registered for the 2016 board examinations.
Class XII students celebrating 12th CBSE result at Rani Laxmi Bai School in Lucknow on Saturday. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala recorded the highest percentage of passing with 97.61 followed by Chennai in Tamil Nadu with 92.63 percent. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
This is the second consecutive year when the Central Board of Secondary Education has declared results for all ten regions on the same day. (Source: PTI)
A notification released by the CBSE said, the pass percentage of 2016 is 83.05 per cent as compared to 82 per cent last year. (Source: Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)
Earlier, a CBSE notification had said that the results would be announced at 12 noon, however, it was declared at around 10. 45 am. (Source: PTI)
The CET counselling, which allows students to choose colleges, would end by July 31.
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In the differently-abled category, Mudita Jagota, a student from DAV Public School, Faridabad is the topper with 485 marks. (Source: PTI)
