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| Chennai students do well in CBSE XI |
| Students who have passed the CBSE standard XII examination rejoice at the Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Perambur, in Chennai
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| INDIA
, 24-May-2007
1:33:20 AM |
| Students from the CBSE stream are likely to give their State board counterparts tough competition during admission to professional courses.
In the Standard XII examination results for Chennai and Ajmer regions, released on Wednesday, many CBSE students are almost on a par with State Board students when it comes to the critical cut-off marks.
The Chennai region comprises Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Out of total pass percentage of 91.35 nationally, girls (92.68 per cent) bettered the performance of boys (90.35 percentage). Chennai students came out on top: K. Vijayakumar of DAV Boys Senior Secondary School, Gopalapuram, and Nisha Hariharan of Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram, Kilpauk, scored 490 out of 500 marks each, sharing the first rank with Mumbai student Roshini Banu.
Second rankers
City students, Sindhu Hariharan of P.S. Senior Secondary School and Prerna P. Shah of Rajaji Vidhyashram, shared the second rank with another candidate with 489 marks. S Rohini of DAV Girls Higher Secondary School, Gopalapuram, shared the third rank with two others, with 488 marks.
A total of 42,823 candidates had appeared for the March examination from the Chennai region, out of which 39, 135 passed the examination.
Out of a total of 4,943 candidates from Tamil Nadu, 4,765 were successful — 96. 40 per cent — up nearly two percentage points from last year's 94.79 per cent.
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