<p>Nearly 87% of the candidates passed the class X CBSE compulsory board examinations, conducted after a gap of eight years, the results of which were announced on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Of the 16,24,682 students who took the examination, 14,08,594 were declared passed. The overall pass percentage stood at 86.7%.</p>.<p>Girls out-performed boys with a 3.35% higher pass percentage. The pass percentage of girls remained at 88.67% while the pass percentage of boys was pegged at 85.32%.</p>.<p>Four students bagged the top slot by securing the highest, 499 out of the total 500 marks. The board, however, did not rank the students.</p>.<p>Prakhar Mittal from DPS Grurugram; Rimzhim Agarwal, R P Public School, Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh); Nandini Garg, Scottish International School, Shamli and Sreelakshmi G, Bhavana's Vidyalaya, Kochi (Kerala) topped the examinations by securing 99.8% score.</p>.<p>Among the schools, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools recorded the best pass percentage, while government schools registered the lowest, PTI reported.</p>.<p>The CBSE held the compulsory board examinations for class X students from March 5 to April 4 across the country.</p>
<p>Nearly 87% of the candidates passed the class X CBSE compulsory board examinations, conducted after a gap of eight years, the results of which were announced on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Of the 16,24,682 students who took the examination, 14,08,594 were declared passed. The overall pass percentage stood at 86.7%.</p>.<p>Girls out-performed boys with a 3.35% higher pass percentage. The pass percentage of girls remained at 88.67% while the pass percentage of boys was pegged at 85.32%.</p>.<p>Four students bagged the top slot by securing the highest, 499 out of the total 500 marks. The board, however, did not rank the students.</p>.<p>Prakhar Mittal from DPS Grurugram; Rimzhim Agarwal, R P Public School, Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh); Nandini Garg, Scottish International School, Shamli and Sreelakshmi G, Bhavana's Vidyalaya, Kochi (Kerala) topped the examinations by securing 99.8% score.</p>.<p>Among the schools, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) schools recorded the best pass percentage, while government schools registered the lowest, PTI reported.</p>.<p>The CBSE held the compulsory board examinations for class X students from March 5 to April 4 across the country.</p>