CISCE results out; girls outshine boys in both Class 10, 12 exams

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Monday announced the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE Class 10) and Indian School Certificate (ISC Class 12) results for 2024, Secretary Joesph Emmanuel said.
The pass percentages of Class 10 and Class 12 are 99.47 per cent and 98.19 per cent respectively. Girls have outperformed boys in both ICSE (class 10) and ISC (class 12) with a pass percentage of 99.65 per cent and 98.92 per cent respectively.
This year, around 3.43 lakh students appeared for the CISCE examination for Classes 10 and 12.
In total, 1,30,506 boys and 1,13,111 girls took the Class 10 final exam this year. The exam was passed by 1,29,612 boys and 1,12,716 girls.
A total of 47,136 girls and 52,765 boys appeared in the Class 12 exam and 46,626 girls and 51,462 boys passed the exam.
The western region of the country had the best pass percentage at 99.91 percent for Class 10 followed by the Southern region having a pass percentage of 99.88%.
For class 10, the best-performing schools abroad are from Indonesia, Singapore and Dubai (U.A.E.) with a 100% pass percentage.
Meanwhile, for class 12, the best-performing schools abroad are from Singapore and Dubai (U.A.E.) with a 100% pass percentage.
The ICSE Examination was conducted in 60 written subjects, out of which 20 were Indian languages, 13 were foreign languages, and one classical language. The examination started on February 21, 2024 and concluded on March 28, 2024 and was conducted over 18 days.
The ISC examination was conducted in 47 written subjects, out of which 12 were Indian languages, four were Foreign languages and two were Classical languages. The exam started on February 12, 2024 and concluded on April 4, 2024 and was conducted over 28 days