CBSE has new Class-12 topper after re-evaluation increases 22 marks!
The CBSE has a new topper for the 2018 Class 12 board exams. Ishrita Gupta of Nagpur bagged an additional 22 marks - a whopping 4.4% - after re-evaluation of her answer sheets. She now shares the first place along with Meghna Srivastava. In fact, the re-evaluation has led to increased marks for 4,632 Class 12 students, which has left the board embarrassed.
Here are the rest of the toppers
The CBSE Class 12 results were declared on May 26. Meghna from Ghaziabad had been declared the topper with 499 marks out of 500. The second all-India topper was Anoushka Chandra, who scored 498. Both Meghna and Anoushka were from Humanities. The third place was secured by seven students from UP, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttarakhand, all with 497 marks.
8.30% students got compartment, results improved marginally
A total of 12,737 students passed the 12th standard with 95% marks and above. Trivandrum region performed the best with 97.32% pass percentage followed by Chennai at 93.87%. Delhi's pass percentage was 89%, a marginal improvement from last year's 88.37%. The percentage of students who faced compartment was 8.30%. Compared to 2017, the pass percentage improved from 82.02% to 83.01% this year.
More than 10,000 students applied for re-totaling of marks
Last month, TOI reported that CBSE had received over 10,000 requests for Class 10 and 12 students for verification. All these errors had passed through two layers of scrutiny. As many as 9,111 Class 12 students applied for re-evaluation. Of them, more than half had their marks increased. Common mistakes included awarding fewer marks for correct answers, or not evaluating answers at all.
Despite CBSE's assurances, students suffered major setbacks
CBSE said it has initiated action against 214 teachers for "huge" blunders. It added 99.6% of all copies were correctly evaluated. The "all-time low" error rate of 0.4% was due to "pressure on evaluators." However, by the time marks increased, admission dates were over in many colleges. Students also had to bear the financial burden: re-evaluation means minimum expenses of Rs. 1,300 per subject.
