More girls to face CBSE board nationwide, Capital dwindles

The enrolment of girl students this year appears to have witnessed a considerable rise in comparison to the year before, according to the data released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). However, though the total number of students registered under CBSE has increased this year, the trend seems to have reversed itself in the Capital.

Going by the data released by the CBSE, the number Class X students registered under the concerned board was 13, 28,970 in 2014. The number has gone up to 13, 73,853 in 2015 – an increase by 3.37 per cent. The number of girl students has increased by 3.90 per cent as compared to boys, which has seen a rise of 3.02 per cent. A similar trend has been reflected in the Class XII allotments, where the number of students registered under CBSE has increased by 1.01 per cent as compared to last year’s. The registration of girl students has gone up by 1.44 per cent as compared to boys, which is up by 0.71 per cent.

While the number of students under the general category has shown an increase, the total number of students in special categories has decreased. In 2014, the total number of students in special categories was 3,180 in Class X and 2,453 in Class XII. In 2015, the number has gone down by 2,655 and 2,066 in classes X and XII, respectively.

The Capital, however, reflects a reverse trend in comparison with the nationwide drift. The number of students registered under CBSE in 2014 was 3, 00,543 for Class X and 2, 91,414 for Class XII. In 2015, the number of students in Class X decreased by 13.91 per cent and in Class XII by 8.63 per cent. With the CBSE board examinations beginning from March 2 (Monday), CBSE claims to be well-prepared. “The centre material has been dispatched to all the examination centres. Admit cards have been downloaded by all schools. Appointment of full time observers at sensitive centres in Delhi and across, has been taken care of.