New Delhi

More than 13 lakh students have cleared Class 12 exam, result of which was announced by the CBSE on Friday.

This year the pass percentage is 92.71. Among them, 94.54 per cent are girls and 91.25 per cent are boys. At the same time, 100 per cent transgender students have cleared the examinations.

As always, this time too, the girl students have outshone the boys by 3.29 per cent. Thiruvananthapuram ranked first with the highest pass percentage followed by Bangalore, while Chennai stood third. Delhi has been ranked fourth.

Last year, 99.37 per cent of students had cleared this exam. However, boards were not held due to Corona and the students were given marks under a special formula.

Compared to 2019 and 2020, the children have performed better this time. In 2019, only 83.40 per cent children could clear the examination, while 88.78 per cent had passed in 2020.

This year, Class 12 marks will not be of any importance for admission in about 100 universities, including all central universities across the country.

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From this year onwards, Common Entrance Test i.e. CUET exam is being taken for admission in all these respective institutes.