UP Board Results 2018: Meet 10th and 12th toppers — Rajneesh, Akash and Anjali

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) on Sunday announced the results of the state board examinations. The pass percentage for classes X and XII were found to be 75.16% and 72.43% respectively, a sharp fall from last year’s 81.6 (class X) and 82.5 (class XII). Girls scored higher than boys in both. In picture, students of 12th class in Noida inter college. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)

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Rajneesh Shukla (18) who also topped the class XII exams this year, says he wants to join the IPS after completing his education. He is a student of Sarvodaya Intermediate College in Fatehpur. Shukla, whose father is a teacher at a private school in Fatehpur district, says he had attended eight tuition classes in Fatehpur town. (Express photo)

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Akash Maurya, one of the two class XII toppers (93.20 per cent) and a student of Sri Sai Intermediate College, Barabanki, says his father, an autorickshaw driver and a school dropout, did everything he could to ensure he has a good education. Maurya (17) said he took no tuitions while preparing for the boards. (Express photo)

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Anjali Verma, 16, who has topped the class X board exams with a score of 96.33 per cent this year, left her home in Ambedkar Nagar district and moved into a rented accommodation in Allahabad two years ago to study. She is a student of Brij Behari Sahai Intermediate College. (Source: PTI)

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Students celebrate after the results of Class 10 UP Board examinations were announced in Allahabad on Sunday. A total of 66,39,268 students registered for the board exams this year, of which 56,32,860 appeared for them. This huge dropout rate (around 10.05 lakh students) is being attributed to the crackdown on cheating by the state government. (Source: PTI) READ | Class X, Class XII results out, pass percentage dips

Meerut students pose for a picture after the results of Class 10 UP Board examinations were announced on Sunday. in both. A total of 66,39,268 students registered for the board exams this year, of which 56,32,860 appeared for them. This huge dropout rate (around 10.05 lakh students) is being attributed to the crackdown on cheating by the state government. Exams were conducted under surveillance through CCTV cameras, police personnel and coded answer sheets to prevent mass cheating. (Source: PTI) READ | Class X, Class XII results out, pass percentage dips

Like previous years, the UP board results of class 10th and 12th were declared jointly at an interval of an hour. (Source: results.nic.in) READ | Class X, Class XII results out, pass percentage dips

In the class X exams, the pass percentage for girls was 78.81 while that of boys was 72.27. In the class XII exams, the pass percentage for girls was 78.44 while that of the boys was 67.36. (Source: upresults.nic.in) READ | Class X, Class XII results out, pass percentage dips