Mumbai CBSE Class 12 students score big

A total of 399 children with special needs took the exams from the region, of which 384 students cleared it.

City students cleared the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams, results for which were declared on Thursday, with flying colours, with some scoring above 90% and many scoring a perfect 100 in some tests.

Mumbai, India - May 2, 2019: Podar schools CBSE toppers Aditi Patil Science 97%, Bhavyaa Srivastav Humanities 97%, Tanya Agarwal Commerce 97.4%, Aniket Das Science 97% pose for the photos out side the school in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, May 2, 2019. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

Chennai region, which includes schools in Maharashtra, recorded a 92.93% pass percentage, standing second among all regions after Trivandrum (98.20%). The region had a total of 82,719 students appearing for the examinations this year, of which 76,873 cleared the exams. A total of 399 children with special needs took the exams from the region, of which 384 students cleared it.

While none of the students from the city made it to the list of national toppers, most schools recorded a 100% pass percentage. “This time, students have scored really well and the scores seem to have improved from last year. Only in mathematics, scores seem to have gone down a bit. Otherwise, it seems like a good result,” said Seema Maindiratta, principal, DAV public school, Kharghar. More than 89% students in the school have passed the exam with a distinction.

With no prior notice about the results, schools hurried to check the scores. Dipshika Srivastava, principal, Rajhans Vidyalay, Andheri said, “The results came in as a pleasant surprise as we did not expect it today. Most of our students have scored well.”