<p>Girls outshone boys in the class 12 examination, results of which were announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday.</p>.<p>The board decided not to come up with a merit list in view of exceptional circumstances amid the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>Girls outperformed boys by 5.96 per cent whereas the overall pass percentage increased by 5.38 per cent as against last year.</p>.<p>The Trivandrum region recorded the highest pass percentage at 97.67 whereas the lowest pass percentage was recorded at 74.57 in the Patna region.</p>.<p>The board has announced the results on the basis of an alternate assessment scheme after the pending exams were cancelled in view of spike in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> cases. As per the four-pointer scheme, marks have been awarded on basis of marks scored by a student in his or her best performing subjects.</p>.<p>However, the results of 400 students could not be computed as per the scheme and will be announced later, a senior board official said. </p>
<p>Girls outshone boys in the class 12 examination, results of which were announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday.</p>.<p>The board decided not to come up with a merit list in view of exceptional circumstances amid the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>Girls outperformed boys by 5.96 per cent whereas the overall pass percentage increased by 5.38 per cent as against last year.</p>.<p>The Trivandrum region recorded the highest pass percentage at 97.67 whereas the lowest pass percentage was recorded at 74.57 in the Patna region.</p>.<p>The board has announced the results on the basis of an alternate assessment scheme after the pending exams were cancelled in view of spike in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> cases. As per the four-pointer scheme, marks have been awarded on basis of marks scored by a student in his or her best performing subjects.</p>.<p>However, the results of 400 students could not be computed as per the scheme and will be announced later, a senior board official said. </p>