As many as 78.69% of the students who appeared for the Plus Two higher secondary examinations in March this year have become eligible for higher studies.
The pass percentage was 4.26 percentage points lower than that last year’s 82.95%, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty, who announced the Plus Two higher secondary and vocational higher secondary results, said here on Thursday said.
The Minister said that of the 3,74,755 students who appeared for the Plus Two higher secondary examinations, 2,94,888 became eligible for higher studies. Of them, 1,68,561 were girls (87.21%) and 1,26,327 were boys (69.61%).
