New Delhi, May 26:  Girls outshone boys in the CBSE Class 12 results announced today with Meghna Srivastava, from a Noida school, topping the examination this year.

The overall pass percentage was 83.01 per cent as against last year’s 82.02 per cent.

Girls did better than boys with a pass percentage of 88.31 per cent against boys’ 78.99 per cent, officials at the CBSE headquarters said here.

Meghna Srivastava topped the CBSE Class 12 examination getting 99.8%. She secured 499 marks out of 500. She is a student of Step By Step School, Noida, and is from the Humanities stream.

She scored 99 in English (Core), while in other subjects –Psychology, History, Geography and Economics — she scored 100.

The second position was bagged by another girl, Anoushka Chandra, also a humanities stream student from a school in Ghaziabad. She got 498 marks out of 500.

She scored 98 in English (Core) and 100 in History, Economics, Political science and Psychology.

The third position was held by seven students who got 497 marks out of 500, the officials said.

The best performing region was Trivandrum in Kerala with a pass percentage of 97.32 per cent. Chennai region’s pass percentage was second best at 93.87 per cent.

Delhi was at the third spot with 89 per cent pass percentage, the officials said.

A total of 12,737 candidates scored 95 per cent or above, whereas 72,599 candidates scored 90 per cent and above in the exam, the officials said.

The topper among the differently abled students category was Vijay Ganesh from Palakkad, Kerala, securing 98.4 per cent. Pooja Kumari, from Dehradun, stood second among the differently abled students with 97.8 per cent, while Lavanya Jha of DPS RK Puram came third with 97.4 per cent.

A total of 141 candidates in the differently abled category scored 90 per cent and above marks. Twenty five candidates in the differently abled category scored 95 per cent and above.

The overall pass percentage of the Delhi region saw an increase from 88.37 per cent in 2017 to 89 per cent this year.

Pass percentage of candidates in foreign schools this year stood at 94.94 per cent as opposed to last year’s 92.02 per cent.

Number of candidates placed in compartment was 91,818.

A candidate failing in one of the five subjects of external examination shall be placed in compartment in that subject provided he or she qualifies in all the subjects of internal assessment. The candidate would have to appear in the compartmental examination later.

Over 11 lakh students had registered for the Class 12 examination, which was marred with controversy over the paper leak issue.

The board had conducted a re-test of Class 12 economics paper on April 25, nearly a month after it was leaked triggering widespread outrage and confusion among students across the country.

No secret formula, just hard work reason for success: CBSE Class 12 topper

New Delhi, May 26 :  Meghna Srivastava, who has topped the CBSE Class 12 examination, today said there was no secret formula for her success and it was only consistent hard work that had paid off.

Srivastava hails from Noida and studied at the Step By Step School there.

She secured 99 marks in English (Core), while in the other subjects –Psychology, History, Geography and Economics — she scored a perfect 100.

“It’s been a really thrilling experience. There is no secret and one has to work hard throughout the year,” she told reporters.

Srivastava is the niece of former CBI director Anil Sinha, who said that she has always been a bright student.

“She has always been a very bright and studious girl. She has brought laurels to our family and we are proud of her,” Sinha said.

Anoushka Chandra, who stood second in the exam with 99.6 per cent, thanked her parents and her school principal for her success.

Chandra, who is a student of the Seth Anandram Jaipuria School in Ghaziabad,  scored 98 in English (Core) and 100 in History, Economics, Political science and Psychology.

“I am very happy. It’s an overwhelming moment. I want to thank my parents and school,” she told reporters.

The CBSE Class 12 Board results were announced today. The overall pass percentage was 83.01 per cent as against last year’s 82.02 per cent.