The Thiruvananthapuram region of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) maintained a comfortable edge over other regions in the CBSE Class XII examinations results.
The region, comprising Kerala and Lakshadweep, registered a pass percentage of 99.91 for the second consecutive year, ahead of Vijayawada with 99.04% and Chennai with 98.47%. The results were declared on May 13 morning.
The overall pass percentage is 87.98, 0.65 percentage points more than that in 2023.
This year, 40% of the questions in the examinations were competency-based. No merit list has been declared by the CBSE to avoid unhealthy competition. It has also not awarded first, second, or third divisions. However, merit certificates will be issued to 0.1% of the students who scored highest marks in subjects.
