Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), on Tuesday, declared the 10+2 examination results on the basis of best performing subject formula. While elaborating the details, State School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that out of total 2,86,378 students who had appeared for the examinations before the Covid-19 outbreak, 2,60,547 students, (90.98%) passed the board examinations this year.
The cabinet minister informed that consecutively second-year government schools continue to soar ahead of affiliated and associated schools in the terms of pass percentage as 94.32 percent of students of government schools passed the examinations while 91.84 percent and 87.04 percent students of affiliated and associated schools managed to get promoted for higher studies. He said that 92.77 percent of regular students excelled in the +2 examinations.
Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said, “After the formation of government in Punjab, we are working tirelessly to uplift the standard of education under the able guidance of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Our efforts have started showing fruitful results as every year, we register growth in the pass percentage of board examinations.” He added that in 2017, the pass percentage of class +2 was below 63 percent which registered slight growth in 2018 by rising up to 65.97 percent. He said that last year in 2019 results, 86.41 percent of students got passed which was notably higher than in previous years.
Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that as examinations of some subjects got canceled, the PSEB has adopted the best performing subjects formula. While elaborating the formula, he said that if any student had appeared in exams of four subjects, then the average of the best three subjects will be awarded to him in the subjects for which exams got canceled.
Mr. Singla said that the same formula has been implemented on those students who had appeared in exams for division improvement in more than one subject. He added that last chance compartment students have been declared pass on the basis of the average of already passed subjects.
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School education minister informed that the result of those students who have applied for improvement or additional subjects in only one subject has not been declared as they will be given another chance to appear in the examinations once the situation gets normalize.
The cabinet minister informed that the pass percentage of students belonging to rural areas is also higher than urban area students as it recorded 93.39 and 91.96 percent, respectively. He added that this year, 68.26 percent of students of the open school category passed in 10+2 exams.