New Delhi | 1 day ago
Girls outshine boys in CBSE Class 10 exams
New Delhi, May 28 - Girls once again outperformed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education - Class 10 exams results announced here Friday.The board, which introduced the grading system in the exam for the first time, said 90.68 percent girls are eligible for the qualifying certificate as compared to 88.30 percent boys. A total of 886,338 students from 9,439 schools across the country and ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Class 10 pass percentage soars, so do 'compartments'
New Delhi, May 28 - As the number of students passing the CBSE 10th board exam shot up Friday, so did the 'compartments' - those scoring less than 33 percent -- now called 'eligible for improvement of performance'.The number of students in the newly introduced category rose 1.31 percent compared to those who got 'compartment', or less than 33 percent in a subject -, last year. This is despite a r ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Gulf students excel in CBSE Class 10 exams
New Delhi, May 28 - Students from the Gulf region have outperformed their India counterparts in the Central Board of Secondary Education - exams for Class 10, the results of which were declared Friday.As many as 12,104 of the total 12,255 candidates in the Gulf became eligible for CBSE certificate, which announced this year's results under a new grading system. According to CBSE spokesperson Rama ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Girls outshine boys in CBSE Class 10 exams
New Delhi, May 28 - Girls have once again outperformed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education - Class 10 exams this year, the results of which were announced Friday.The board, which has introduced the grading system for the first time, said that 90.68 percent girls are eligible for the qualifying certificate, as compared to 88.30 percent boys. A total of 886,338 students took the CBSE Cl ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Rise in cheating cases in CBSE Class 10 exams
New Delhi, May 28 - There has been a rise in the number of cheating cases in the Central Board of Secondary Education - Class 10 board exams, the results of which were declared Friday, officials said.According to the spokesperson of CBSE, Rama Sharma, in comparison to 16 cases of cheating reported in 2009, this year there were 20. The highest number of such cases, 11 of the 20, were reported from ... read more

New Delhi | 5 days ago
CBSE Class 10 results to be declared Friday
New Delhi, May 24 - The Central Board for Secondary Education will declare the results for class 10 board exams Friday, an official said Monday.CBSE spokesperson Rama Sharma said the results will be available on CBSE websites. An email alert can also be created for the results through the board's website. 'The results will also be available on IVRS number and through SMS,' Sharma said. CBSE relea ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
Girls outshine boys in Class 12 CBSE exam
New Delhi, May 21 - Girls outperformed boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education - Class 12 exams this year. However, the overall pass percentage saw a 1.13 percent dip.The pass percentage for girls was 85.28, compared to 75.90 for boys. According to CBSE spokesperson Rama Sharma, the overall pass percentage was 79.87 compared to 81 percent last year. The results, which were uploaded on th ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
Fewer cheating cases in Class 12 CBSE exams this year
New Delhi, May 21 - The number of cheating cases in the Central Board of Secondary Education Examination - Class 12 exam saw a drop this year compared to last year.The board results were declared Friday in Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad. The number of cheating cases this year in the six regions - Ajmer, Panchkula, Delhi, Guwahati, Chennai and Allahabad - totalled 43 against 58 last year, said CBSE ... read more

New Delhi | 9 days ago
Nervous about results? Call the CBSE helpline
New Delhi, May 20 - It's that time of the year again when students and parents can be seen nervously waiting for results of the Central Board of Secondary Education - results. But help is at hand with the board's helpline working to soothe anxieties and boost students' confidence.The CBSE helpline, which resumes Friday when results of the Class 12 board exams are declared, has over the years becom ... read more

Shimla | 1 month ago
Former union minister Sukh Ram bereaved
Shimla, April 23 - Former union minister Sukh Ram's wife Rama Sharma died at a private hospital in New Delhi, a family member here said Friday.'Rama Sharma passed away last - evening at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi after prolonged illness. She was cremated at Mandi town - Friday,' the family member said. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has expressed grief over the demise of Rama ... read more