Results of Class XII: Girls outshine boys in Jammu division; l Nipun Gupta overall first with 97.8% l Pass percentage declines by 6%

Girls outshine boys in Jammu division
l Nipun Gupta overall first with 97.8% l Pass percentage declines by 6%
Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Jammu, May 23
With 97.8 per cent marks in the science stream, Nipun Gupta, a student of BB Shanti Vidyapeeth Higher Secondary School, Udhampur, secured the overall first position in the Class XII examinations (Jammu division) the results of which were declared by the J&K State Board of School Education here today.Students of Shiksha Niketan Higher Secondary School at Jeevan Nagar in Jammu celebrate after the declaration of Class XII results on Monday. Photo by writer

However, girls yet again outshone boys by securing 33 positions out of the total 40 on the merit list.

The overall results witnessed a decline of 6 per cent, as the pass percentage this year was 39 per cent as compared to 45 per cent last year. While Nipun Gupta topped in the science stream, girls also topped in the commerce, arts and home science streams.

Of 44,986 students who appeared in the exams, 17,545 were declared pass. While 24 students of private schools figured on the merit list, only 16 students of government schools appeared on the merit list and that too in the arts and home science streams.

Of the 40 students on the merit list (all streams), 11 were from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi, and 10 from Shiksha Niketan Higher Secondary School, Jeevan Nagar, Jammu.

Even the first position in the commerce stream went to Shiksha Niketan Higher Secondary School, as Supriya Gupta, daughter of Rajesh Gupta, got 97 per cent marks.

In the arts stream, Chander Mohini, daughter of Milkhi Ram Sharma, a student of Government Higher Secondary School, Jourian, stood first by securing 93.4 per cent marks. In the home science stream, Sonal Jain, daughter of Vaneet Jain, a student of Government Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi, secured the first position with 84.9 per cent marks. Meanwhile, Joint Secretary, School Education (Jammu Division), Dr Javid Iqbal Khatib congratulated the students whose names appeared on the merit list.

Dr Khatib said, “Despite heavy snowfall, bad weather conditions and the ongoing panchayat elections in the region, the board has declared the results in a record time of 37 days this year and the credit goes to the entire staff”. He added that they were also trying to declare the Class X results in a short period.

Courtesy: The Tribune