UBSE results out: Pass % up marginally, girls outperform boys

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) announced the results for Classes X and XII on Wednesday. In good news for the state, the pass percentages for both Class X and Class XII shot up, though marginally, than those of the last academic year (2018-19). For Class XII, the pass percentage this academic year (2019-20) rose to 80.26% from 80.13% in 2018-19.

Similarly, 76.91% students cleared Class X board exams this academic year which is slightly better than the results of 2018-19 when 76.43% students had passed. A total of 1,19,164 students had appeared for Class XII UBSE exams this year and as many as 147,155 students had given Class X UBSE exams.

The top three districts which recorded best performances in Class XII board exams were Bageshwar (90%), Rudraprayag (89.55%) and Almora (86.55%). And the top three best performing districts in terms of Class X board exam results were Champawat (84.93%), Bageshwar (84.23%) and Rudraprayag (83.02%).

Meanwhile, girls again outperformed boys in the state. For Class XII, the pass percentage of girls was 83.63% while that of boys were 76.68%. Similarly for Class X, the pass percentage of girls was 82.65% while that of boys were 71.39%.