500/500: 3 girls score 100% in PSEB Class XII exams

Chandigarh: Three girls secured 100% marks in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class XII exams on Wednesday. Supneet Kaur from Mansa, a science student, secured the first position, while Suhani Chauhan and Diwanshi, both humanities students from Ludhiana, bagged the second and third positions, respectively. All three scored 500 out of 500 marks.The state's overall pass percentage rose marginally to 91.46% this year from 91% last year. Of 2.6 lakh students who sat for the exams, 2.4 lakh passed it. Girls outperformed boys once again. Of the 1,25,695 girls who sat for the exams, 1,19,073 passed it, taking the pass percentage among girls to 94.7%. Among boys, 1,23,676 of 1,39,716 candidates cleared the exams, recording a pass percentage of 88.5%. All six transgender candidates who appeared also passed.Students from rural areas recorded a slightly higher pass percentage than those from urban areas. Rural areas registered a pass percentage of 91.6%, while urban areas recorded 91.2%.Among school categories, non-govt schools posted the best results with a pass percentage of 92.68%. Govt schools recorded 91.41%, while aided schools registered 88.44%.Stream-wise, commerce students recorded the highest pass percentage at 98.78%, followed closely by science at 98.47%. Humanities students registered a pass percentage of 87.74%, while vocational stream students recorded 87.8%.