New Delhi   

Delhi Govt. schools show better results

Staff Reporter

Pass percentage is 77.12 against 59.73 in 2006

NEW DELHI: Government school students in the Delhi region have registered an impressive 17.39 percentage points increase in their Class X examination results, with a pass percentage of 77.12 compared with 59.73 in 2006.

Government-aided institutions have also shown an improvement with a gain of 10.24 percentage points. The pass percentage has risen from 62.42 in 2006 to 72.66 now.

The overall pass percentage for the Delhi region is 77.18 compared with 68.11 last year. Girls have done better than boys registering a pass percentage of 77.68 compared with 76.75 achieved by the latter.

Among other institutions, the pass percentage of students of Kendriya Vidyalayas has risen marginally to 92.08 compared with 91.65 in 2006. Similarly, the results of independent schools have improved as the pass percentage has moved from 88.32 last year to 91.05 now.

Though the pass percentage of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the region is a high 96.08, it has come down by 1.2 percentage points since last year.

The same is the case with private institutions where the pass percentage has fallen from 25.99 in 2006 to 22.65 this year.

Of the 11,162 merit certificates issued by the CBSE this year, 1,292 have been bagged by the Delhi region, including 66 for candidates from Government-run schools.

As many as 260 students from the region -- including 155 girls and 105 boys -- have touched the 95 per cent and above bracket, while 3,808 candidates -- comprising 2,157 girls and 1,651 boys -- have secured more than 90 per cent in their Class X examination.

The number of students getting compartment has gone down from 53,011 in 2006 to 41,077 this year. So has the number of cases of using unfair means during the exam that has come down to seven in 2007 from 13 last year.

Congratulating the students for the good performance, Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh said it was made possible by the efforts of the students, teachers and the officials of the Education Department.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

NDMC steps up efforts to prevent dengue outbreak in its areas
Delhi doctor found dead
Disabled boy scores 95 %
Delhi Govt. schools show better results
Witness unable to identify driver in BMW case
Now we'll have a palace that speaks
Alleged gangster arrested
A long drive into the future
Four new trains join Delhi Metro fleet
High Court lowers freeship quota to 15%
Verdict reserved
RI for assaulting girl
Protest rally
BJP sees a ray of hope
Salem remanded to police custody
Congress demands Raje's apology
Apex court refuses to stay telecast of sting operations
Rights activists seek probe into encounter killings in Gujarat
Around The City
Briefly
In the Capital Today

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu