At 91%, pass rate in Haryana goes up for Class XII, barely any change for Class X

Time of India

13-05-2025

Gurgaon: Haryana students continue to shine this year as well in the board examinations, the results of which were released by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday.
In the Panchkula region — which includes all Haryana districts — 91.1% of the Class XII students and 92.7% of Class X students who appeared for the papers in Haryana cleared them. Last year, the pass percentage for Class XII in the Panchkula region was 90.2, while it was 92.1 for Class X. Across India, the region ranked 8th in pass percentage for Class XII, which is the same rank as the previous year and 10 in pass percentage for Class X, a slight upward move from last year's 12th position.In total, 86,560 boys and 67,108 girls appeared for the Class XII exam, out of which 88.6% of boys passed, while 94.3% of girls passed Class XII examination. In Class X, 111,867 boys and 78,782 girls appeared for exams, out of which 91% of boys and 95.2% of girls passed the examination.Students in Gurgaon scored as high as 99.5% in the science stream, 99.4% in commerce and 99% in humanities. Among the high performers, Aditya Kumar, a student of Blue Bells Model School-4, scored 99.5% marks in the science stream. Aditya also cleared the JEE Mains exam and secured an All India Rank of 79. Aditya said, "I started my preparation in Class VIII due to my interest in maths and science for JEE. I knew it would be tough to balance academics, including the preparation for the competitive exam, so I focused more on problems while maintaining crystal clear concepts. I focused more on previous year questions and made short notes of the important chapters." Divya Ghildyal, a student of humanities in Class XII of Sector 45 DPS, scored 99% marks. Divya said she did self-study and prepared for the exam with sample papers. Divya wants to complete her further studies at Delhi University. For higher studies, she has decided to choose political science as a subject. Divya mentioned that after coming home from school, she "used to complete her homework and start preparing for the exam in the evening". She scored 94.2% marks in Class X.Tanay, a student of the commerce faculty from the same school who scored 99.4%, credited this achievement to his teachers and parents. He said he prepared for the board exam by taking guidance from the teacher. Tanay said, "I made notes for the exam and prepared from them. I identified my weak subjects and focused on them. School tests and pre-boards showed that I needed to focus more on the English subject. So I did that." Tanay is currently preparing for CUET.Class X students from various schools across the city also achieved exceptional results. Among the top performers was Soumya Tuteja from DAV School, Sector 49, who scored an impressive 99.6%. Amity International School's Vanya Saluja secured 99.2%, while Charvi Sehgal from DPS School and Tanishq from DAV School both scored 99%.Soumya attributed her success to her parents and teachers, highlighting the importance of self-study and doubt-clearing sessions. She mentioned she used to write down her doubts at home and clarify them with her teachers the next day.Vanya Saluja, whose mother is a gynaecologist and father a clinical research scientist in South Korea, expressed her happiness at the results. Her mother celebrated by offering her sweets. Vanya also credited her parents for her success.Charvi Sehgal and Tanishq, both scoring 99%, expressed satisfaction with their results, reflecting the high academic standards maintained by schools in the city.