The results of the CBSE class X examination for the Chennai region including Karnataka are likely to be announced on May 27.
For the rest of the country the results of the CBSE class X examination will be out on May 29.
“We have received a request from the southern region to declare the results early and we are considering it. The results for Chennai region may be out on May 27 or latest by May 28,” CBSE Chairman Ashok Ganguly told Deccan Herald.
Official date
“The official date for publishing the Class-X results is May 29. Results of one or two regions could be out a day or two earlier. The results will be available in the internet from 8 am,” Mr Ashok Ganguly said.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday announced the results for Class XII examinations held in March, registering an overall pass percentage of 80.91 per cent.
The CBSE results for Chennai, Ajmer and Panchkula regions have already been announced on May 21.
This was a marginal increase from last year’s 80.64 per cent, Mr Ashok Ganguly told reporters here announcing the all India results.
Chennai tops
Out of the six exam regions, Chennai topped the list of pass percentage with 91.39 per cent followed by Ajmer (85.18 per cent), Delhi (83.69), Panchkula (80.80), Allahabad (75.23) and Guwahati (63.24).
Except for Allahabad and Panchkula regions which recorded a dip in their pass percentage, all other regions improved their results this year compared to last year.
Girls outshone boys yet again in the examinations, recording an impressive pass percentage of 85.44 per cent. Boys were seven per cent down with a pass percentage of 77.59 percentage.
A total of 384 students, including 193 girls, scored over 95 per cent marks in the examinations while 8,252 students managed to cross the 90 per cent mark. Among those who scored over 90 per cent marks, girls were 4,190.
Increase in per cent
There was an increase of 0.27 per cent in the number of candidates who registered for the examinations. A total of 5,49,344 candidates registered for the exams.
