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Patna,(BiharTimes): Navya Yadav of Dhanushdhari Sarvodaya High School, Moriawan in Patna district, stood first in Class-X examination of the Bihar School Examination Board. She secured 465 out of 500 marks, that is, 93 per cent.
Preeti Soni of NCS Girls High School, Ara, clinched the second position with 464 marks with an aggregate of 92.8 per cent, followed by Radha Kumari Verma of the same school with 92 per cent.
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Declaring the result the Human Resources Development Minister P K Shahi said this year, nearly three lakh more students have appeared for the examination. Around 12.52 lakh students had taken the matriculation examination compared to 9.31 lakh students last year.
The number of girls, who appeared in the exam, has also increased this year compared to the previous two years. In 2010, the percentage of girl candidates was around 41.14 and in 2011, it was 42.87 per cent. This year, the percentage rose to 44.87 per cent of the total candidates who took the exams.
Around 71.03 per cent candidates were successful in clearing the examination. A total of 2,20,357 students (17.59 per cent) secured first division. Around 4,64,139 students (37.06 per cent) secured second division.
Of the total 18 students who grabbed the top positions, 11 were girls. From Patna district around 69,665 students appeared for the examination, of which, 17,071 secured first division. In Patna district, the pass percentage of boys was 77.59 while that of girls was 75.15 per cent.
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