The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) released the results for the ICSE Class 10 Semester 2 exams at 5 pm on 17 July. Four students shared the top rank of 99.8 percent.
The results were declared on the CISCE's official website.
According to PTI, 99.97 percent students passed the exam.
The pass percentage for girls was 99.98 percent, only marginally higher than the pass percentage for boys which was 99.97 percent.
Three Out of Four Toppers From Uttar Pradesh
The four toppers of the examination were Hargun Kaur Matharu from Pune, Maharashtra, Anika Gupta from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Pushkar Tripathi from Balrampur in UP, and Kanishka Mittal from UP's Lucknow.
"It feels good to be on the top of the merit list. It is a big motivation. Last year, there was no merit list due to the pandemic, I am glad this year they have come up with ranks," Matharu said, according to PTI.
Meanwhile, 34 students are at the second spot with 498 marks. Similarly, the third rank has been shared by 72 candidates with 497 marks out of 500.
Pass Percentage at 99.97%
The pass percentage for girls (99.98 percent) is marginally higher than that for boys (99.97 percent), officials said, adding the overall pass percentage is 99.97 percent.
CISCE has announced a merit list after two years as results were declared on the basis of alternative assessment scheme after exams could not be conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The exam had been conducted in two semesters. The first semester was held between December 2021 and January 2022 while the second semester was conducted in April and May 2022.
The results for semester 1 exams had been declared in March this year.
Students can find their marksheets on the websites cisce.org, results.cisce.org, and results.nic.in. Students can find more details here.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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