Bhubaneswar

81% pass Plus 2 Sc; girls outsmart boys

PNS

Girls continued to outshine boys in this year’s Plus Two Science Examinations too, the results of which were published by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha on Friday morning.

School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan released result booklets in the CHSE premises here in the presence of department Secretary Ranjana Chopra and senior Council officers.

The pass percentage was recorded at 81.11 per cent with 73,523 out of total 90,643 students emerging successful. While 82.36 per of girls passed the exam, the percentage for boys stood at 80.29.

Similarly, 19,087 students passed in first division, 26,322 second division and 27,597 passed in third division. As many as 27 students, 18 boys and 9 girls, have secured more than 90 per cent marks.

While result booklets were not published for sale, students got their results through two websites, www.chseodisha.nic.in and www.orissaresults.nic.in by submitting their respective Roll Numbers and Council Registration Numbers.

According to the results, while Baleswar district registered the highest 93.61 per cent of results, Jhasuguda recorded the lowest of 50.51 per cent.

As informed by the Minister and CHSE Officers, students would be supplied certificates and mark-sheets May 23 onwards and they can apply for rechecking of marks through online by May 29.

Three junior colleges registered nil results this year. They are Krushnapriya Debi Women Junior College, Dasspalla, Tapoban Junior Science College, Puri and Binayak College, Jeypore.