PSEB Class XII results out: At 96.29%, Amritsar achieves highest pass percentage in state

The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) declared its Class XII results today. A total of 2, 65,388 students appeared for the Class 12 exam this year, of which 2, 41,506 students passed successfully, bringing the overall pass percentage to 91 per cent.

Repeating last year’s success, Amritsar, this year too, topped the district wise pass percentage list, with highest pass percentage of 96.29 per cent. Barnala scored the least pass percentage with 86.07 per cent.

Pari, a student of Government Senior Secondary School, Kot Baba Deep Singh, bagged the top position in the district by securing 98.80 per cent marks and was ranked sixth rank in the state merit list.

In the district-wise result last year, Amritsar secured top position in the state with 97.27 per cent students passing the exams. Sri Muktsar Sahib had the lowest pass percentage of 87.86 per cent last year.

Sixteen students made it to the state merit list this year. Five students from Amritsar registered their names in the state merit list of top 10. Pari, as student of Government Senior Secondary School, Kot Baba Deep Singh, bagged the top position in the district by securing 98.80 per cent marks and bagged sixth rank in the state merit list.

With 98.60 per cent marks, Prachi Rana, a student of DAV Senior Secondary School, secured second spot in the district and seventh in state along with Gauravi Sharma, a student of Punj-Aab Public Senior Secondary School, Sohian Kalan.

Simranjot Kaur, of Amber Public Senior Secondary School, Baba Bakala, stood ninth in the state by securing 98.20 per cent marks. Ranjana, a student of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Tapiala, with 98 per cent marks was placed at 10th spot in state merit list.

Expressing happiness over the results of the district, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney congratulated students and teachers for their hard work. She wished all students for a better future.

District Education Officer (Secondary) Harbhagwant Singh Waraich said, “It is commendable that 16 students from different schools of the district have registered their names in the state merit list. This accounts for 20 top performing students as per their marks. Out of students, who bagged spots in the merit list, six are from government, two from semi-government and eight students are from private schools.”

Overall, the pass percentage of girls (94.32 per cent) was higher than boys (88.08 per cent) this year. The pass percentage in the rural area schools (91.20 per cent) was better than schools in the urban belt (90.74 per cent).

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