There is a steep decline in the pass percentage in the Arts stream this year, while the pass percentage in the Science stream has seen a huge jump. The pass percentage in Arts stands at 41.27%, down from 50.53% last year — an increase of 9.26 percentage points. On the other hand, the pass percentage in the Science stream has increased from 66.58% to 76.2%. The pass percentage in the Commerce stream has declined marginally — 65.52% this year from 66.39% last year, a decrease of 0.87 percentage points. The pass percentage only for freshers stands at 82.27% in the Science stream, 72.60% in Commerce, and 47.9% in Arts.

Source: The Hindu July 14, 2020 15:00 UTC