CBSE class 10 results 2019: Girls outperform boys

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced class 10th results on Monday, with an average pass percentage of 91.1% — nearly five percentage points higher than last year.

But on the gender distribution front, the pass percentage among girls is 92.45%, outperforming boys who had a pass percentage of 90.14%.

According to media reports, of over 1.7 million students that appeared for the examination, 13 students have topped the board exams this year— scoring 499 marks out of 500.

Out of these seven are boys and the remaining girls.

According to the news agency IANS, 24 students secured the second position on the list with 498 marks out of 500.

The full list of toppers is below.


Trivandrum, Ajmaer and Chennai have come up as the top performing zones in India.

The results for this year can be viewed on official websites, cbse.nic.in and cbseresults.nic.in.