Girls outperform boys in CBSE Class 12 board exams

Students celebrate after the results for class 12 board exams were declared in New Delhi on Friday. AFP

The pass percentage of girls was 85.94 percent, as compared to 77.40 percent for boys, the CBSE spokesperson said.

The overall pass percentage recorded a marginal 0.09 percent increase from last year. The pass percentage this year was 81 percent.

The results, which were uploaded in the board's website www.cbse.nic.in, were declared for the three zones at 10 a.m. In the Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula regions, the CBSE results had been declared on Wednesday.

The overall pass percentage was the highest in the Chennai region - 92.06 percent.

This year, 637,578 students - 264,248 female and 373,330 male - took the Class 12 board exams in the country and abroad.