The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced class 12 and 10 exam results as Delhi achieved a pass percentage of 95.18 per cent and 93.66 per cent respectively.
The capital has surpassed the national average of 88.39 per cent. However, Delhi fell in its regional rankings this year, with both the West and East districts dropping from their positions in 2024.
According to the CBSE, 14,96,307 students passed the class 12 exams out of 16,92,794 who appeared. Meanwhile, a total of 22,21,636 students passed in class 10.
According to the records, a total of 23,85,079 students registered for the CBSE Class 10 exams, 23,71,939 students appeared for the exams.
Meanwhile, union minister of education Dharmendra Pradhan congratulated the students and said that girls have yet again outshined boys in both class 12 and 10.
“Heartiest congratulations to all my young friends and their parents, who have successfully cleared the CBSE class XII and class X examinations. This is a moment to rejoice and cherish the fruits of hard work, dedication and perseverance. Wishing all the next-gen leaders a happy, healthy and bright future ahead,” he stated.
“As is the trend of the past, girls have yet again outshined boys in both Class XII and Class X by 5.94% and 2.37 per cent respectively. This is a strong reflection of an emerging Bharat where aspirations of young women are turning into accomplishments. Also, pleased that the overall pass percentage in CBSE Class X & XII results stands at 88.39% (XII) and 93.66% (X), registering continued improvement from last year,” he added.
In 2023, Delhi recorded a pass percentage of 92.22 per cent for class 12. In 2022, when the board exams were bifurcated owing to Covid — term one was held in November-December and the term 2 exam in may-June — it recorded a pass percentage of 96.29 per cent.
In 2021, when board exams could not be held due to the pandemic, the pass percentage touched a record high of 99.84 per cent as students were assessed based on their scores in previous exams, practical exams and internal assessments.
In 2024, the results were up by about 2.75 percentage points from last year. In 2020, Delhi’s overall pass percentage was 94.39 per cent while it was 91.87 per cent in 2019.
