Girls in Punjab grabbed the top positions in the academics and sports categories in the Class 12 board examinations conducted by the Punjab School Education Board, the results of which were announced on Monday. Pooja Joshi of Ludhiana topped the exams with 98% marks in the humanities stream under the academics category. Ludhiana’s Prachi Gaur and Pushwinder Kaur shared the first position with 100% marks in humanities stream under sports category. This year 327,159 students appeared for the Class 12 exams held from February 28 to March 24. Last year, the pass percentage for Class 12 students was 65.33.

Source: Hindustan Times April 23, 2018 07:26 UTC