PSEB Class 10 results declared, 95% students pass; girls top the state

Chandigarh: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) declared the Class 10 results on Friday (May 16), with an overall pass percentage of 95%.

Out of 2,77,746 students who appeared for the exam, 2,65,548 cleared it successfully. Once again, girls outperformed boys, with a pass percentage of 96.85% compared to 94.50% among boys.

Rural students (96.09%) fared better than their urban counterparts (94.71%). Among school types, 96.96% of private school students passed, followed by 95.47% from government schools and 91.72% from aided schools. Only two out of four transgender students passed the exam.

The top three positions in the state were secured by girls, each scoring a perfect 650 out of 650 marks. Aksnoor Kaur of Sant Mohan Das Memorial Senior Secondary School, Kot Sukhian, Faridkot, ranked first. Ratinderdeep Kaur of Baba Farid Public Senior Secondary School, Chattiana, Sri Muktsar Sahib secured the second position, while Arshdeep Kaur of Ram Sarup Memorial Senior Secondary School, Chaunda, Malerkotla stood third.

Among districts, Amritsar recorded the highest pass percentage at 98.54%, while Ludhiana had the lowest at 91.62%. Districts including Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Hoshiarpur, Mohali, Bathinda, and Sangrur recorded over 97% pass percentage. In Jalandhar and Mansa, nearly 95% of students passed.