Girls fare better than boys in ISC

BHUBANESWAR: Students of Odisha recorded a pass percentage of 99.98% and 99.83% in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) or Class X and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) or Class XII board exams, respectively. Their results were announced by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Saturday.
As many as 8,935 students, including 4,068 girls, had registered for the Class X examination from 92 schools in Odisha. Both boys and girls achieved a pass percentage of 99.98%.
A total of 1,813 students, including 867 girls, had registered for the Class XII examinations from 25 schools across Odisha. Girls fared better than the boys with a pass percentage of 99.88%. Boys achieved a pass percentage of 99.79%. The council had cancelled the boards for both Classes X and XII this year in the wake of a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases. The marks were tabulated on the basis of on an alternative assessment method decided by the board.
All schools in the state recorded cent per cent results with only two students having failed the exam in Class X and three in Class XII.
Altogether 566 scheduled caste (SC) candidates and 909 scheduled tribe candidates had registered for the Class X exam. All of them passed out with flying colours. As many as 1,358 students from other backward classes took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 99.93%.
Similarly, 105 SC students took the Class XII exam achieving a pass percentage of 100.00%, while 338 ST candidates took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 99.70%.
A total 183 other backward classes candidates took the examination achieving a pass percentage of 100.00%. The board did not announce a merit list this year.
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