The overall pass percentage was 83.01%, which is an an improvement of 1% against last year’s 82.02%. Girls did better than boys with a pass percentage of 88.31% against boys’ 78.99%. The best performing region was Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala with a pass percentage of 97.32%. The performance of candidates from foreign schools also improved this year, with a pass percentage of 94.94% compared to last year’s 92.02%. Highest pass percentageThiruvananthapuram 97.32% Chennai 93.87% Delhi 89%The performance of the candidates from foreign schools has also improved, with a pass percentage of 94.94%.

Source: The Hindu May 26, 2018 07:21 UTC