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PSEB Class 10 results: Girls clinch top three spots, outshine boys

ByMohit Khanna, Mohali
May 27, 2023 01:01 AM IST

The girls clinched the top 10 positions in the state. Divyanshu Kumar of Himgiri Senior Secondary School Mundian Kalan in Ludhiana secured 11th rank on the merit list.

Girls outshone boys and clinched the top three spots in the Punjab Board Class 10 exams, the results of which were declared on Friday. The Class 12 board exams, declared by Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on Wednesday, also saw a similar trend with girls outperforming boys and bagging the top three positions.

Gagandeep Kaur from Sant Mohan Das Memorial Senior Secondary School, Kot Sukhia, Faridkot, topped the state scoring 100%. Navjot from the same school stood second scoring 648 marks out of 650. (HT Photo)
Gagandeep Kaur from Sant Mohan Das Memorial Senior Secondary School, Kot Sukhia, Faridkot, topped the state scoring 100%. Navjot from the same school stood second scoring 648 marks out of 650. (HT Photo)

The girls clinched the top 10 positions in the state. Divyanshu Kumar of Himgiri Senior Secondary School Mundian Kalan in Ludhiana secured 11th rank on the merit list.

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Gagandeep Kaur from Sant Mohan Das Memorial Senior Secondary School, Kot Sukhia, Faridkot, topped the state scoring 100%. Navjot from the same school stood second scoring 648 marks out of 650.

Harmandeep Kaur from Government High School, Mandhali, Mansa, stood third by scoring 646 marks out of 650.

Pathankot was at the top among the districts with a 99.19% pass percentage, while Kapurthala stood second with 99.2%, and Amritsar was placed third with a pass percentage of 98.97%. Barnala came last in the list of 23 districts with a pass percentage of 95.96%.

Meet the Punjab toppers of Punjab Board Class 10 exams. (HT )
Meet the Punjab toppers of Punjab Board Class 10 exams. (HT )

Punjabi proves to be Achilles’ heel for a few

While the government is making a concerted effort to promote the mother tongue in the state, Punjabi proved to be Achilles’ heel for the class 10 students. As many as 2,265 students failed in the Punjabi subject out of the 2,81,267 candidates who appeared for the exams, while 2,176 students flunked English.

As many as 1,041 students failed to clear the exam in Hindi, while 750 students from across the states failed in mathematics.

Government schools fare better

PSEB vice-chairman Varinder Bhatia said that the overall pass percentage was 97.54%, while the pass percentage of government schools stood at 97.76%. The pass percentage of private schools was 97%. Similarly, schools in rural areas have done better as compared to schools in urban areas with a pass percentage of 97.94% and 96.77%, respectively. Out of the total 2,81,327 candidates appearing for class 10 exams, only 653 students failed, while 6,171 students will have to re-appear. The results of 103 students have been withheld.

40k dip in the number of students

The academic year 2022-23 witnessed a dip of 39,836 students appearing for exams. In the 2022 session, 3,11,545 students appeared for the exams.

COVID cleared the backlog:

On the other hand, board officials requesting anonymity said that an unprecedentedly high pass percentage during the COVID period led to the clearing of the backlog. “In the academic year 2019- 20 the pass percentage was 85.56 %, while during the COVID period of 2020-21 and 2021- 22 the pass percentage soared to 99.93 and 99.06 %, nearly 14% higher than 2019-20, which cleared the backlog of students leading to a dip in the number of candidate appearing in the academic session of 2022-23,” said the education department official.

Hall of Fame

Name Gagandeep Kaur (16) Rank 1st

School Sant Mohan Dass Memorial Senior Secondary School, Kot Sukhia, Faridkot

Marks 650/650 (100%)

Family Father Gursewak Singh is a farmer while mother Lovepreet Kaur is a housewife.

Success mantra I never took any pressure. I studied for four hours daily after school and enjoyed playing carrom. I struck a balance between sports and academics. My parents have always supported me and encouraged me to study.

Aim: Want to pursue commerce and complete post-graduation. Wants to make a career in the banking sector

Name Navjot (16), Rank 2nd

School Sant Mohan Dass Memorial Senior Secondary School, Kot Sukhia, Faridkot

Marks 648/650 (99.69%)

Family Father Vijay Kumar is a farmer, while her mother died when she was 3

Success mantra Being disciplined and focused helped me score well. My teachers guided me. I have been selected for carrom nationals. The game helped me to remain fresh and concentrate on study.

Aim: Wants to be an engineer. I want to go abroad for higher studies but will come back to work in India.

Name Harmandeep Kaur (15) Rank 3rd

School Government High School, Mandali, Mansa

Marks 646/650 99.38%

Family Father Sukhwinder Singh is a farmer while mother Gurpreet Kaur is a homemaker.

Success mantra My parents played an important role in helping me pursue studies and co-curricular activities. Teachers encouraged me to participate in Punjabi essay writing and other language competitions at the state and district level.

Aim: Want to pursue higher studies. I aspire to be an IPS officer as Kiran Bedi is my role model

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