BENGALURU: The state recorded 73.40 pass percentage in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations, the results of which were announced by the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) on Thursday. This is a significant drop from last year when the pass percentage was 83.89 pc.
A total of 6,31,204 passed the examination which included 2,87,416 boys (65.90 per cent) and 3,43,788 (81.11 per cent) girls. As usual, the girls have outdone the boys. A total of 39,034 scored A+, 86,619 scored A-, 1,12,472 scored B+, 1,39,178 got B-, 1,56,487 scored C+ and 1,65,443 scored C- grades. While 3,59,703 (72.83 pc) students in urban areas passed the exam, rural students did better with 3,66,067 (74.17 pc) sailing through.
KSEAB chairperson Majushree and Primary and Secondary Education Department Principal Secretary Ritesh Singh announcing the results on Thursday.
This year, 2,288 schools including 785 government schools, 206 aided schools and 1,297 private schools registered 100 per cent results. On the other hand, 78 schools, including three government, 13 aided and 62 private schools recorded zero per cent results.
Among the districts, Udupi was on top with a pass percentage of 94 pc, while Dakshina Kannada recorded 92. 12 pc. Both Shivamogga and Kodagu recorded 88.67 pc while Yadgir was at the bottom of the table with 50.59 pass percentage.
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