CBSE Results: Girls Outshine Boys,Chennai Tops

Chennai chalked up the highest pass percentage of  91.32 %.

Chennai was followed by Ajmer with 85.5 % while Delhi stood third with a pass percentage of 85.45%.
The total number of candidates who appeared in the exam this year was 7,70,043, 9.85 percent more than last year.

The overall pass percentage also registered an increase of 1.84 percent over 2010 and stood at 81.71 percent.

According to the CBSE, fewer students got compartments this year - only 10.67 percent compared to 11.07 percent registered in year 2010.

"A total of 72,084 out of 7,70,043 students giving the 12th boards, got compartments, against 74,523 in 2010," Sharma said.

In Delhi, girls fared better than boys with a pass percentage of 89.72 as compared to 81.58 percent of the boys.

The pass percentage for government schools in Delhi was 87.48 percent while private schools scored better at 89.71 percent.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) and Kendriya Vidyalayas (central schools) in Delhi once again fared better than private schools.

Amidst celebrations and loud cheers.
Some were happy and shared their success stories of 90-plus percentage and perfect scores with their school principals and TV channels, some expressed their satisfaction with whatever scores they got.