ICSE and ISC results out, no merit list to be published this year

Pass percentage for both Class 10 and 12 have been above 90%. In Class 10, 99.3% students have passed this year, while for the class 12 the pass percentage is 96.8%.

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New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) declared the results of the Class 10 and 12 exams Friday.

Considering the “exceptional circumstance” of the Covid-19 pandemic, the board has decided not to publish a merit list for both the classes.

The pass percentage for the two classes registered at above 90 per cent, which is not remarkably different from last year.

In a press statement issued Friday, Gerry Arathoon, chief executive and secretary, CISCE, said, “I would like to commend our candidates who have shown exemplary resilience and fortitude during this crisis period, faced with the agony of a long wait for a possible delayed examination in the remaining papers, the subsequent prolonged wait for the results while simultaneously continuing their studies of the next class or preparing for the entrance examinations. Your patience and perseverance are to be admired.”

“Given the exceptional circumstances, this year CISCE will not be publishing a merit list for either the ICSE or ISC Year 2020 Examinations,” he added.

Pass percentage above 90 per cent

In Class 10, 99.3 per cent of students passed the board exams this year, while 96.8 per cent students passed the Class 12 exams.

This year, 2,07,902 students appeared for the Class 10 (ICSE) exams, out of which 2,06,525 passed the examination. Over 88,000 students appeared for the Class 12 (ISC) exams and 85,611 students passed them.

The CISCE had changed their evaluation scheme this year because of the pandemic, basing it on the average marks obtained in the three best subjects attempted.

Students from 2,341 schools all over India appeared for Class 10 exams and students from 1,125 schools appeared for the Class 12 exams.