Girls perform better than boys in CBSE Class 12 exams
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Girls outshone boys in the CBSE Class XII results announced today with Meghna Srivastava topping the examination this year.
The overall pass percentage was 83.01% as against last year's 82.02%. Girls did better than the boys with a pass percentage of 88.31% against boys' 78.99%.
Students can check their results on CBSE's website, cbse.nic.in. They are also available on cbse.examresults.net, cbseresults.nic.in, results.gov.in.
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Meet the toppers of CBSE Class 12 examination
Meghna Srivastava topped the CBSE Class 12 examination with 99.8%. She secured 499 marks out of 500. She is a student from the Humanities stream.
The second position was bagged by another girl, Anoushka Chand, also a Humanities stream student. She got 498 marks out of 500.
The third position was held by seven students who got 497 marks out of 500
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The best performing regions in CBSE Class 12 results
The best performing region was Trivandrum in Kerala with a pass percentage of 97.32%. Chennai region's pass percentage was second best with 93.87%. Delhi was at the third spot with 89% pass percentage.