The Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE declared Class XII results on Monday. The surprising factor of the result was not only the announcement but also the increased passing percentage and the high number of students scoring above 90 and 95 per cent.

State records 90.30 passing percentage
From the total of 11,92,961 candidates who appeared, 10,59,080 passed — recording a passing percentage of 88.78 per cent which is much higher than last year-s 83.40 per cent. In Maharashtra, a total of 20,552 students appeared for the exam out of which 18,577 passed the examination recording a passing percentage of 90.39 per cent.