Girls outperformed boys in the high school (Class X) examination results of the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) announced on Monday, with the overall pass percentage for regular students being 53.87 per cent. Shajapur resident Mukesh Chandel and Jabalpur native Divya Yadav topped scoring 589 out of total 600. Boys stole a march on the girls in terms of merit with 22 boys securing merit against 17 girls.
According to the results announced by the MPBSE, 56.33 per cent regular girl students passed in the exams whereas the figure for boys stood at 51.78. Govt school students again took the lead with 57.32% students have been declared pass. In all, 49.9% students from private students have been declared pass.
A total of 8, 41, 721 regular and 3, 37, 055 private students took the examination. Of the results of 8, 40, 854 regular students declared today, 2, 11, 549 students secured first division, 2, 03, 446 students got second division and 38, 019 students received third division. Overall, 4, 53, 014 regular students passed in the examination. Besides, 1, 83, 074 students will have to appear in supplementary examination.
Of the results of 3, 36, 439 private students announced today, 4,683 students secured first division, 29,961 students got second division and 16,250 students received third division. Altogether 50,894 students passed the examination. Besides, 86,184 students will have to appear in supplementary examinations.
Pass percentage of private students was at 15.12 per cent with 15.52 per cent girls passing in the exams, whereas the figure for boys stood at 14.85 per cent.
The MPBSE also announced the results of blind and deaf-mute students who took the high school examination. Pass percentage of students in this category was at 49.58 per cent with 52.96 per cent boys passing in the exams, whereas the figure for girls stood at 42.41 per cent.
This year, the MPBSE 10th Board Exam was held in the month of March.
The MP High School Certificate examination began on 2nd March with Third language paper and concluded on 29ht March with NEVQF IT/ITES VOC Exam paper. Since the completion of Board exams, students have been waiting with bated breath for the MP Board 10th Result 2016.