Govt schools continue to soar ahead of affiliated, associated schools in +2 results: Vijay Inder
Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), on Tuesday, declared the 10+2 examination results on the basis of best performing subject formula.
Chandigarh: Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), on Tuesday, declared the 10+2 examination results on the basis of best performing subject formula.
While elaborating the details, State School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said that out of total 2,86,378 students who had appeared for the examinations before Covid-19 outbreak, 2,60,547 students, (90.98%) passed the board examinations this year.
Vijay Inder Singla said, “After the formation of government in Punjab, we are working tirelessly to uplift the standard of education under the able guidance of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Our efforts have started showing fruitful results as every year, we register growth in the pass percentage of board examinations.”
He added that in 2017, the pass percentage of class +2 was below 63 percent which registered slight growth in 2018 by rising upto 65.97 percent.
Vijay Inder Singla said that as examinations of some subjects got cancelled, the PSEB has adopted best performing subject’s formula.
While elaborating the formula, he said that if any student had appeared in exams of four subjects, then average of best three subjects will be awarded to him in the subjects for which exams got cancelled.
Singla said that same formula has been implemented on those students who had appeared in exams for division improvement in more than one subject. He added that last chance compartment students have been declared pass on the basis of average of already passed subjects.
The cabinet minister informed that the pass percentage of students belonging to rural areas is also higher than urban area students as it recorded 93.39 and 91.96 percent, respectively. He added that this year, 68.26 percent students of open school category passed in 10+2 exams.