<p>Girls outshone boys in the Second Pre-University Board examinations in Karnataka, results of which were announced on Tuesday.</p>.<p>As many as 6.75 lakh students had written the examination of which 4.17 lakh students passed.</p>.<p>Thus, the pass percentage is 61.80 per cent, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said while announcing the results.</p>.<p>He said 68.73 per cent girls cleared the exam against the boys whose pass percentage was 54.77 per cent.</p>.<p>In terms of urban versus rural, 62.60 per cent students passed in the urban area while 58.99 per cent were from rural areas.</p>.<p>The three districts where the students' performance was excellent were Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu whereas the districts where students fared badly were Chitradurga, Raichur and Vijayapura, the minister said.</p>.<p>Combination wise, the pass percentage of students in science stream is 82.57 per cent, Commerce 72.60 per cent and Arts 47.90 per cent, said the Minister.</p>.<p>He also said of those who passed the examination, 72. 45 per cent were from English medium and 47.56 from Kannada medium.</p>.<p>There are 68,866 distinction scorers, 2,21,866 students who got first division and 77,455 students who passed the exam in second division, the minister added.</p>
<p>Girls outshone boys in the Second Pre-University Board examinations in Karnataka, results of which were announced on Tuesday.</p>.<p>As many as 6.75 lakh students had written the examination of which 4.17 lakh students passed.</p>.<p>Thus, the pass percentage is 61.80 per cent, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said while announcing the results.</p>.<p>He said 68.73 per cent girls cleared the exam against the boys whose pass percentage was 54.77 per cent.</p>.<p>In terms of urban versus rural, 62.60 per cent students passed in the urban area while 58.99 per cent were from rural areas.</p>.<p>The three districts where the students' performance was excellent were Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu whereas the districts where students fared badly were Chitradurga, Raichur and Vijayapura, the minister said.</p>.<p>Combination wise, the pass percentage of students in science stream is 82.57 per cent, Commerce 72.60 per cent and Arts 47.90 per cent, said the Minister.</p>.<p>He also said of those who passed the examination, 72. 45 per cent were from English medium and 47.56 from Kannada medium.</p>.<p>There are 68,866 distinction scorers, 2,21,866 students who got first division and 77,455 students who passed the exam in second division, the minister added.</p>