CBSE 2012 Class 10 Results are out and it shows a pass percentage of 98.19% in the grade-based exams, up by 1.58% from 2011. Like last year, NCR Schools topped in the maximum number of high scorers in the class X exams.
The pass percentage of government schools stood at over 99% for the second consecutive year, majority of the students from government and aided schools score 6.8 CGPA and below. “With over 99% pass percentage again this year, we have reached a benchmark. Now the important thing is to maintain it,” said Delhi state education minister Arvinder Singh.
The top scorers got a 10 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) – that is, A1 in all subjects, the highest score under the grading system this year. While Chennai’s SBOA School and Junior College (Annanagar), emerged as the top schools with as many as 210 10 CGPAs, Amity International (Sector 44, Noida), Sachdeva Public School (Sector 13, Rohini) and DPS R K Puram took the second, third and fourth spots.
As many as 201 students of Amity scored 10 CGPA, while 188 students of Sachdeva Public School and 161 of DPS scored 10 CGPA.
Institution-wise, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Delhi) scored 100% pass percentage, followed by Kendriya Vidyalayas at 99.48%.
With CBSE replacing the marks system with grades in class X under the CCE scheme, the CGPA and A1 grades have become the new parameters for comparison of results. In all, 5,086 students from Delhi scored 10 CGPA.
This year, 57,000 students appeared in the class X exams in Delhi government schools compared to 45,000 last year.