Over 94,000 score CGPA 10 in CBSE Class 10

New Delhi, May 28: The CBSE Class 10 examition results were declared on Thursday. Of the 13,28,935 students who cleared the exam, 94,474 scored the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 10. Students of Panchkula region aced the highest CGPA score in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exam in the entire country, followed by Cheni and Pat regions. Of the total students who scored 10 CGPA, 49,392 were boys and 45,082 were girls. Girls pipped boys in the results with 97.82 percent qualifying for the next class compared to 96.98 percent for the boys. A total of 7,470 Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) students scored a CGPA of 10 along with 606 government school students, 42 government-aided school students, seven students from Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA), 84,124 independent students and 2,225 students from Jawahar vodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). There was a drop in the overall pass percentage this year -- 97.32 percent -- compared to 98.87 percent in 2014.