Srinagar: 75.44 percent students were declared successful in the 10th annual examinations, the result of which were declared by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education.
The results, declared in a record time, marked over 13 percent increase from last years and boys fared better than girls by two percent.
In a statement issued, Chairperson JKBOSE Prof. Veena Pandita said that these results have been declared within a record time and this has happened due to the tireless efforts of the officers of the Board.
The results have shown significant improvement from last year. The overall pass percentage has increased from 62.94% to 75.44% this year. A total of 55472 had appeared in the examination out of which 41846 students have passed the examination. Unlike past results, boys have shown a overall better performance than girls. The pass percentage of boys is 76.41% which is marginally more than the pass percentage of girls which is 74.40%.
It is remarkable and worth mentioning that the major gainers have been the Government schools who have shown an improvement of 17.01% from last year. Last year the pass percentage of Government schools was only 46.70% whereas this year it is 63.71%.
