Girls have performed marginally better than boys -- a pass percentage of 96.75 for girls as compared to 95.92 for boys – in the Class X board examinations for Bhubaneswar region, the results of which were declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday.
Under Bhubaneswar region, which comprises Odisha, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh States, a total of 65,182 (96.26 per cent) out of the 67,713 students, who appeared for the examination, passed successfully. Among the three States, Odisha has been the top performing State where of the 21,701 students, 21,388 constituting 98.56 per cent, passed with flying colours.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) students registered spectacular results in the examination. As many as 3,614 out of 3,646 students of JNVs qualified. The success rate in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the region was 97.63 per cent.
Compared to government institutes, private schools registered 95.54 per cent success rate. Over 50,077 students had sat in the Class X examination of the CBSE from Bhubaneswar region. As many as 48,045 students were found to have qualified their examinations.
Different city schools have reported spectacular results. DAV Public School said 278 students appeared for the examination and all of them passed by securing above 60 per cent. As many as 103 students of the school achieved 10 Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA). Similarly, ODM Public School, another city-based public school, said all 125 students secured first division in the examination.
