Dakshina Kannada has come on top followed by Udupi in the 2018 II PU exams, Pre University Education Department Director Shikha C said while declaring the results a short while ago.
This year, 59.56% of the candidates have passed the exam, which is nearly 7% higher when compared with the previous year.
The pass percentage was 52.38% in 2017, 57.2% in 2016 and 60.53% in 2015. As many as 54,692 students have passed with distinction.
Of the 6.8 lakh students who appeared for the exam, 5.3 lakh were first-timers.
Once again, girls have outclassed boys with a pass percentage of 67.18, while for boys it is 52.30%. In 2017, the difference was 14%.
The pass percentage for both urban and rural areas is 59.45%. Among the freshers, 68.29% have cleared the exam.
Dakshina Kannada leads this year's II PUC exam with Udupi close behind; girls oushone boys yet again.
Top rankings colleges in Commerce:
1. Vidyamandir PU College
2. ASC PU College
3. Mount Carmel College
Top ranking colleges in Science:
1. VVS Sardar Patel, Hassan
2. Govind Dasa PU College, Mangaluru
Top ranking colleges in Arts:
Independent PU College, Ballari