Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Board declared the results of Class 10 and 12 examinations on Saturday.
Riya Jain of Baghpat and Abhimanyu Verma and Yogesh Pratap Singh of Barabanki bagged the first three spots in the high school examination, and Anurag Malik of Baghpat, Pranjal Singh of Allahabad and Utkarsh Shukla of Auraiya are the top three scorers in the Intermediate exam, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said.
The Deputy Chief Minister announced that meritorious students will get a laptop and Rs 1 lakh cash.
Over 56.10 lakh students had registered for the High School (10th) and the Intermediate (12th) examinations conducted by the board, and over 52.57 lakh examinees had appeared in them.
Announcing the results, Sharma said despite the odds posed by the COVID-19 situation, the UP board was announcing the results in time to help the students plan their future.
The passing percentage this time in the High School examination is 83.31 per cent and in the Intermediate, it is 74.63 per cent, Sharma said. He said the passing percentage among girl students was better than the boys.
The schedule was announced 10 months in advance and the exams were conducted from February 18 to March 6, Sharma said, adding that evaluation of the answer books was completed in 23 days.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated all students who cleared their Class 10 and 12 Board examinations. The Chief Minister also thanked the board for conducting the exams and declaring the results on time despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, while talking to ETV Bharat, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the government will construct a road from the house of the top 20 students to the main town.
Also, he announced to construct a road to the schools who have played a key role in completing the academic course of the top 20 students.
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