Early Times Report
Jammu , June 28: A total of 33,779 students 17,759 boys and 16,020 girls were enrolled for the examination, out of which 26,139 have passed. The pass percentage for girls was recorded at 82 per cent, while it was 73 per cent for boys, said officials. Ritika Sharma topped the merit list in Arts stream with 99.0 per cent marks, while Anshul Thakur, Kritika Sharma, Reeba Shamim Malik, Stazin Sharab and Tania Gupta shared the first position in Science stream with 98.6 percent marks each, the officials said.
Kriti secured the first position in Commerce stream with 98.4 per cent marks and Tanisha Jain in Home Science with 85.8 per cent marks, they added. Officials said the first 10 positions in Science stream were shared by 82 students — 52 of them girls — while in Commerce, the first 10 positions were shared by 27 students, including 22 girls. A total of 22 students — 20 of them girls shared the first 10 positions in arts stream.
Of the total students, 9,100 got distinctions, while 10,653 got first division, 5,714 second division and 672 secured third division, they said. In Arts stream, the pass percentage for girls was 74 per cent compared to 57 per cent for boys while 95 per cent girls emerged successful in Commerce stream against 85 per cent boys.
In Science, 89 per cent girls and 81 per cent boys passed the examination, they said.
Expressing satisfaction over the results, Principal Secretary (School Education and Skill Development) Asgar Hassan Samoon said the government schools’ performance improved from 55.70 pass percentage last year to 73 per cent this year.
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