The national Capital has witnessed a dip in pass percentage in the Class X CBSE exams this year. A huge fall of 13.67 per cent has been reported against 91.76 per cent last year.
In comparison, Government schools have fared better than private schools. Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said in a tweet, "Govt schools have got 92.44 per cent pass in Class 10 results which is 3.19 per cent higher than in 2016 and 1.5 per cent higher than the CBSE national average, 428 students of Delhi Govt. schools have got perfect 10 CGPA and 282 schools have got 100 per cent pass results in the examination."
Simran Rastogi has secured 9.8 CGPA and says "I am very happy my parents have always stood by me and I am thankful to my teachers who have constantly helped in my preparation"
The pass percentage of Delhi overall has been registered at 78.09 per cent and is being seen as a shock across the academic spectrum as Delhi schools have always maintained a particular standard when it comes to providing education to the students. Delhi has come as a distant second last faring better than only Guwahati which stands at 65.53 per cent.
The remaining cities have recorded 90 per cent plus pass percentage which has beaten the national capital in the results at secondary level. The overall pass percentage also fell to 90.95 per cent from 96.21 per cent last year, registering a dip of over 5 per cent. A total of 16,67,573 candidates appeared for the examination this year.
This year, the results were delayed not only due to Assembly Elections in a few states but also because of the controversy surrounding the marks moderation policy.
Meanwhile, the CBSE , has also started the process of post-results counselling of students. The post-result CBSE counselling began from May 28 and will continue till June 11 daily from 8 am to 10 pm on all days.
For the 20th consecutive year the board will be providing this counselling session. The counselling will be conducted for 20th straight year in a view to provide students to cope with post-exam results stress.