As many as 94.03 per cent of the over 8 lakh students who appeared for the class 12 exams in Tamil Nadu have passed, the Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) said on Monday.
The results were released on Monday and according to the details made available by the DGE, the pass percentage of girls was 96.38 while 91.45 per cent of the boys cleared the exams.
A total of 8,03,385 students appeared for the exams, held in March-April, with 7,55,451 of them passing.
Last year, the pass percentage was 93.76 per cent. As many as 4,398 differently-abled candidates appeared and 3,923 of them successfully cleared the exams.
Further, 79 out of 90 prisoners who wrote the exams also passed, the DGE said.
A number of students scored 100 marks in subjects including Tamil, English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Eknath Shinde Thanks 'Ladli Bahin, Ladle Kisan' For Maharashtra Mandate
"Roar For Tamil Nadu's Rights In Parliament": MK Stalin To DMK MPs Tamil Nadu Announces Compensation Of Rs 5 Lakh To Family Of Teacher Killed High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Tamil Nadu Liquor Tragedy That Killed 68 Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Battle To Decide Real NCP, Sena Election Results: Mahayuti Wins 64 Seats In Maharashtra, INDIA Takes Jharkhand Jharkhand Election Results 2024 LIVE: JMM-Led INDIA Bloc Wins 12 Seats Along With Mahayuti Vs MVA, Uddhav Thackeray Loses The "Real Sena" Battle This Ancient Walled City In Yemen Is Known As 'Manhattan of the Desert' UPSC Engineering Services Final Result 2024 Released, Check Details Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.