Girls outshine boys in Class 10th CBSE exams

New Delhi, May 20: Once again, girls have outshone boys in the Central Board of Secondary

(

) Class 10 examinations, the

of which were declared on Tuesday.

"Girls have done better this year as well. The girls have a pass percentage of 99.06 percent, compared to 98.74 percent of boys," CBSE public relations officer Rama Sharma told IANS.

The overall pass percentage was 98.87 percent - a marginal increase from last year's 98.76 percent.

The highest pass percentage, 99.96 percent, was from Thiruvananthapuram.

CBSE is the national board of education for public and private schools and conducts final examinations for Class 10 and 12.

IANS