CBSE results 2022: Pass percentage sees big dip

The Central Board of Secondary Examination CBSE finally announced the muchdelayed results for its Std X and XII board exams on Friday But this year the overall pass percentage in both classes has witnessed a significant drop compared to last year In the Std XII results the overall pass percentage stood at 9271 per cent this year and was 9937 per cent last year while for Std X it is 9440 per cent this year and was 9904 per cent last yearThis year the CBSE conducted exams in two terms The second term exam went on till almost June 15 for Std XII leading to a delay in the declaring the results This in turn created chaos in the admission process across Maharashtra and some other statesFor final results in the case of theory papers 30 per cent weightage was given to term 1 Rest of the theory marks 70 per cent came from term 2 For practicals equal weightage 5050 has been given in both terms This move has most likely made a huge impact in the overall results of students Recommendations were sought from school principals and officials and a majority of them suggested going with the 3070 formula according to the boardAlso read CBSE Class 10 results announced girls outshine boysXII better than 2019 2020The overall pass percentage this year was recorded at 9271 per cent which dropped as compared to last year which was 9937 per cent However it improved significantly as compared to 2019 and 2020 when it was 8340 per cent and 8878 per cent respectively This year overall 1435366 students appeared for the Std XII exams from across the country and 1330662 of the students passedPune region which covers CBSE schools in Maharashtra Goa Daman and Diu recorded a pass percentage of 9048 while the Trivandrum Bengaluru and Chennai regions of the CBSE board secured the top three positions by recording a pass percentage of 9883 9816 and 9779 respectivelyA total of 31009 students were from the Pune region this year Of these 28870 students were from Maharashtra A total of 26068 in Maharashtra passed the exam registering a pass percentage of 9029 At least 9454 per cent of girls while 9125 per cent boys passed All transgenders passedChildren with special needs CWSNOf the total 4395 CWSN students who appeared 4092 passed recording a pass percentage of 9311 The pass percentage of CWSN students was 9939 in 2021Above 90 per centOver 33000 students scored above 95 per cent while 134 lakh students scored above 90 per cent Last year the number of students who scored above 95 per cent was over 70000 while those who scored above 90 per cent were over 150 lakhStudents in compartmentOver 67000 students have been placed in a compartment The CBSE Std XII Compartment Exams 2022 will be conducted from August 23Std X pass percentage also droppedThe overall pass percentage for Std X this year was recorded at 9440 which dropped as compared to last year which was 9904 per cent This year overall 2093978 students appeared for the Std X exams across the country and 1976668 of them passed Pune region which covers CBSE schools in Maharashtra Goa Daman and Diu recorded a pass percentage of 9741 while the Trivandrum Bengaluru and Chennai regions of the CBSE board secure the top three positions by recording a pass percentage of 9968 9922 and 9897 respectively A total of 93567students appeared for the Std X exams from the Pune region and 90868 of them were from Maharashtra Of the total 91146 passed the exam in the Pune region and these include 88523 from Maharashtra The percentage of girls who passed is 9521 while that of boys is 9380 Transgender who passed were 90 per centChildren with special needsOf the total 6053 CWSN students who appeared 5655 passed recording a percentage of 9342 The pass percentage of CWSN students was 9944 in 2021Scores above 90 per centThis year a total of 64908 students scored marks above 95 per cent while 236993 students scored above 90 per centStudents in compartmentA total of 107689 students have been placed in a compartment and of these over 2254 are from the Pune regionSchools speakldquoThe students exhibited their best performance in the CBSE board exam despite the challenges they faced on account of the pandemic They have mirrored the tenacity of their teachers who worked tirelessly to ensure that they were wellprepared for their examinationsrdquo said Kavita Sahay Kerawalla vicechairperson VIBGYOR Group of SchoolsldquoThe results are a good balance of term 1 and term 2 marks though more weightage is given to term two exams Congratulations to all students for staying afloat and doing a good jobrdquo said Parveen Shaikh principal of The Somaiya SchoolDr Madhuri Sagale principal Orchids The International School Thane said ldquoTeachers and parents came together to maintain the mental stability of the students and it has finally paid offrdquoSuchi Sinha principal of Billabong High International School BHIS Malad said their teachers conducted personalized remedial classes and focused group sessions to ensure their students stay focusedldquoWe would like to express our sincere gratitude to our resilient students our hardworking teachers and our understanding parents who were part of this journey in ensuring outstanding results this yearrdquo she saidStd X toppersHimaja Desale Ryan International School Sanpada 99437ldquoI had scored 100 per cent in the first term exam so I was expecting good marks in the second term exam too I want to pursue engineering or computer science after Std XII My goal is to get into one of the IITsrdquoNeal Punamiya Vibgyor High Malad west 98237ldquoI was expecting good marks since I scored 984 in first term exams Yes there was a little anxiety over physical exams after two years but I studied hard I am planning to appear for JEE after Std XIIrdquoStd XII toppersJahnabi Roy Ryan International School Kandivli 99237ldquoI was thorough with my preparations I solved and practised many question papers My first term exam too went very well hence I was expecting a good score I will now appear for my JEE advance I wish to get into one of the IITs preferably IIT BombayrdquoPranjal Mudra Ryan International School Kandivli 99237ldquoI was expecting somewhere around 9337 to 9437 Scoring above 9937 was a surprise Initially I had anxiety about my exams since this was the first physical exam I was appearing for after two years The transition from offline to online and then back to online took a toll on me But I managed to overcome all of it with the help of my parents and teachers I have already appeared for my CA foundation in JunerdquoParth Rasal Orchids The international school Thane 98637ldquoIt is a very overwhelming experience to have achieved such a result It was a team effort of everyone as my school and my family supported me all the time Everything is possible with hard work and consistencyrdquoPrachi Lodha The Somaiya school 97637ldquoExams are not easy at any level for anyone For me it was always another level of anxietybut with everyonersquos guidance I could keep myself calm and composed while giving my examinationrdquoPranjal Mudra Std XII Ryan International School Kandivli 9923728870Std XII students from Maharashtra this year99437Himaja Desale Std X Ryan International School Sanpada