The CBSE Class-X results announced on Thursday, have dispelled the perception that top slots were the sole domain of the big city schools. The results show that students from lesser-known schools and Government schools have performed better than those from the most reputed ones.
Sachdeva Public School in Rohini registered the maximum of 210 students with a complete 10 CGPA out of total 330 candidates who appeared in the examination.
The second on the list is the prominent Delhi Public School of RK Puram, where 148 students out of a total of 591 scored the 10 CGPA. It is followed by Al Kuber, Saudi Arabia with 145 scoring the highest number out of a total of 949.
The little Flower Public School in Shahdara, has 112 students of 401, who scored 10 points and Hansraj Model School, Punjabi Bagh has 104 students with 10 CGPA. The CBSE Class X results are reflected in grades and this year 9,070 students have scored a perfect 10 out of 10 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) with an increase of 24.5 per cent compared to the last year.
Meanwhile, the Capital recorded a pass percentage of 98.40 in the CBSE exams, girls topping with 98.74 per cent as compared to 98.11 per cent of boys.
According to the new scheme of examination introduced a couple of years ago, there was no Board examination for students studying in schools affiliated to the Board and those who do not wish to move out of the CBSE system after Class X. Students under this scheme are put through the school-based continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme. However, those who intend to move out of the CBSE system are required to take the Board examination.
This year 46,192 appeared for the Board examination, of which 45,640 (98.80 per cent) passed. On the other hand, 2,83,005 appeared in the school-based examination, of which 2,84,769 (99.38 per cent) qualified.
The Rashtriya Pratibha Vikas Vidyala (RRVV) students also showed good results with the RRVV Nand Nagri boasting of 15 students out of 104, earning 10 CGPA. RRVV Dwarka has 13 students out of 66 with 10 CGPA, RRVV Shalimar Bagh’s 11 students out of 92 appeared, RRVV Yamuna Vihar's 11 students out of 100 earned 10 points and RRVV Rohini’s 11 students out of 96 got a 10 CGPA.
This year, a total of 3,35,633 candidates were registered for Class X examination. The CBSE has directed the students, who appeared for school-based examination, to apply for verification of grades to the schools only and schools would verify their answer books and communicate the result.