Summary
The results announced by the national board on Friday show that the pass rate has dipped from 92.71 per cent last year to 87.33 per cent this year in Class XII
The results of the annual board examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have witnessed a dip in pass rate and the number of students scoring above 95 per cent.
The results announced by the national board on Friday show that the pass rate has dipped from 92.71 per cent last year to 87.33 per cent this year in Class XII. The pass rates for 2019, 2020 and 2021 were 83.4 per cent, 88.78 per cent and 99.37 per cent, respectively. About 16.8 lakh students had registered while 16.6 lakh had appeared for the exams this year, of whom 14.5 lakh have passed.
The pass rate for Class X has dropped from 94.4 per cent in 2022 to 93.12 per cent in 2023. In 2021, 2020 and 2019, the board recorded pass rates of 99.04 per cent, 91.46 per cent and 91.1 per cent, respectively. Nearly 21.84 lakh students had registered while 21.66 lakh appeared for the exam in 2023, of whom 20.17 lakh passed.
Around 22,622 students, accounting for 1.36 per cent of those appearing for the Class XII exam, have scored more than 95 per cent marks this year. In 2022, the number of such top scorers was 33,432, or 2.33 per cent of the total students who appeared for the exam.
In Class X, 44,297 students, or 2.05 per cent of the total who appeared for the exam, have scored in excess of 95 per cent this year against 3.1 per cent last year.
A board official said the results this year should not be compared with the results of the two pandemic years. While in 2021 no board exams were held and students were awarded percentages based on performance in class tests, in 2022 the board exams were split into two parts.
Sarvansh Jalwani, a Class XII student of The Mann School in New Delhi, has secured 95 per cent marks. He said school closure due to the pandemic had affected students' learning and preparations.
“The question papers were of moderate standard. But our batch has been badly affected by the pandemic. School closure for two years affected our preparations,” he said.
Supplementary exam
Students who have passed the board exams will be able to appear for supplementary exams in July in a limited number of subjects to improve their scores.
Till 2020, students had to wait for one year till the next board exams in case they wanted to improve their score in a particular subject.
Students who failed in a particular subject were allowed to appear in a compartmental exam held two months after the results. Since 2021, the CBSE has been also allowing those who have cleared all subjects to improve their scores through the compartmental exams, now called supplementary exams.
Class XII students seeking to improve their scores will be allowed to appear for a supplementary exam in one subject, while students of Class X students will have the option of appearing in two subjects.
Last updated on 13 May 2023
