Plus Two results: Virudhunagar district slips to 7th rank in overall pass percentage
This is one rank below the 2024 results in which the district had secured 6th position in the State.
The State average in overall pass percentage this year has been 95.03%.
Out of the 21,778 students, belonging to 221 higher secondary schools, who were issued hall tickets for the examination, only 21,046 of them passed out when the results were published on Thursday.
Among the successful students were 11,433 girls (11,686 who had appeared) and 9,613 boys (10,092).
As usual, the girls had out-performed the boys what with 97.84% of girls and only 95.25% boys had passed out in the district.
A statement from the Chief Educational Officer said that a total of 74 higher secondary schools -- 13 Government schools, 19 aided schools and 42 private schools -- in the district had secured 100% pass percentage.
Only 93.17% of the students who had appeared from 101 Government Higher Secondary Schools had passed out.
One student each had secured centum marks in Tamil and English. The centums bagged by students of the district in other subjects is Physics 8, Chemistry 22, Mathematics 43, Computer Science 251, Biology 1, Botany 17, Zoology 2, History 10, Economic 19, Accountancy 51, Commerce 55, Geography 1, Business Mathematics 12, Computer Application 106, Office Management 1 and French 2.
Admission in Government colleges
Students of Government and Government-aided schools who had passed out of Plus Two, can apply for admission in under-graduation courses in Government Arts and Science Colleges through https://www.tngasa.in till May 27.
In a statement, Virudhunagar Collector V. P. Jeyaseelan said that Government Arts and Science Colleges were functioning in Srivilliputtur, Sivakasi, Sattur, Aruppukottai and Tiruchuli in the district.
The students could get monthly educational assistance of ₹1,000 under Puthumai Penn and Tamil Puthalvan schemes.
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