Dharwad district has improved its performance in the II PU examination by registering a passing percentage to 80.70 from 73.04 last year. Consequently, the district’s ranking in the State has now risen to 23rd from 27th place last year.
Of the total 27,428 students who appeared for the examination in 43 centres in the district, 21,562 students have cleared it thus registering a passing percentage of 80.70.
While A. Vidyalakshmi of Vidyaniketan Science PU College in Hubballi has secured the first place in the State in the science stream by securing 598 marks out of 600, Ravina Lamani of K.E. Board’s PU College in Dharwad has secured the second place in the State in the arts stream by securing 595 marks.
