CBSE vs ISC: Which Board Fares Better In Board Results?

Central Board of Secondary Education announced class 12th board results on 28 May, 2017 after the Delhi High court order to continue with the grace marks policy for this year. Raksha Gopal from Amity School, Noida was the topper with 99.6 percent marks.

Indian School Certificate (ISC) board declared results on 29th May, 2017 with Ananya Maity from Kolkata scoring 99.5 percent to score the highest marks in the board. Girls have outscored boys again in terms of highest marks scored and overall pass percentage.

Here is a comparison between the class 12th results of two boards:  

Following is the comparison of CBSE results over different parameters.

Girls have outscored boys each time in the last three years to claim the coveted top spot. Here are the CBSE toppers for the last three years.

CBSE toppers in last 3 years:

The number of candidates appearing for the CBSE board exams has risen each year in the last three years and the pass percentage hasn’t varied much. 

Overall Pass percentage:

Girls have outscored boys each time in the passing percentage in the last three years and here some numbers to back that up. 

Pass Percentage (Boys vs Girls):

The ISC board has made available a 'DigiLocker' facility using which the students will be able to get digitally signed statement of marks and certificates. The CBSE board will also look to discontinue grace marks policy which could affect the percentage of students from next year.

Rajguru Tandon

BW Reporters The author is a correspondent with BW Businessworld with keen interest in HR and employee welfare.