Karnataka SSLC class 10 results declared, girls outshine boys

BENGALURU: Results for the Karnataka SSLC Class 10 were declared on Monday by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) on its official website.
A total of 8,38,088 students had appeared in the SSLC Class X exam and out of which 6,02,802 students have passed.
The 71. 93 % is the pass percentage in the SSLC Class 10 results this year, an increase of 4.06 % as compared to last year (67.87 %).
Two candidates have secured 100 % marks. Eight students have secured 624/625 , while 12 students got 623/625 marks.
Mysuru boy Yashas MS from Sadvidya high school and Bengaluru student Sudarshan KS from Holy Child English school have secured 625/625
Girls have fared better than the boys. Girls pass percetange is 78.01 % this time while, the boys 66.56 %.
Rural students have outshined than urban counterparts. Rural pass percentage is 74% and urban is 69.38 %.
Udupi district has maintained the top position in the list with 88.18% followed by Uttara Kannada and Chikkodi.
Yadgir district is in the bottom of the list with 35.54 % pass percentage.
The Karnataka SSLC exams were conducted in the month of March-April.
The exam was conducted in 225 centres in all 34 district head quarters.

The pass percentage of SSLC has been consistently declining over the years. In 2014, 85.41 % of the 7.5 lakh students passed, while it dipped to 84.98% (7.8 lakh students) in 2015, 79.26% (7.7 lakh students) in 2016 and 73.47% (7.6 lakh students) in 2017.
The students who have appeared for the examination can check their results at kseeb.kar.nic.in and karresults.nic.in.