Over one-and-a-half lakh students have scored a “perfect 10” CGPA in the Class X Central Board of Secondary Education examination this year.
Last year, 94,474 students had scored 10 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The number this year has gone up by more than 70,000 to 1,68,541, declared the CBSE in the results announced on Saturday.
A total of 85,316 boys and 83,225 girls scored a perfect 10 CGPA, on the other hand, girls have a pass percentage of 96.36 per cent which is better than boys who had a pass percentage of 96.11 per cent
Overall the pass percentage this year is 96.21 which has come down from 97.32 percent in the last year.
Area-wise, the Thiruvananthapuram area was ahead of other regions with a pass percentage of 99.87 followed by Chennai region which closely followed with a pass percentage of 99.69 per cent.
Students belonging to the differently abled category have also performed well in the examination with 95.18 per cent of them clearing it.
