CHENNAI: The top ten rankers this year in the Class XII State Board Examination are from Tenkasi, Erode, Krishnagiri, Karur, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Cheranmahadevi, Thoothukudi and Namakkal districts. Those with the first language Tamil from Chennai do not figure among the toppers.The Director of Government Examinations, Vasanthi Jeevanandam, announced the results on Thursday.Students with first language as Sanskrit have secured higher marks. Four city students scored the highest percentage in the State. The top four students are from DAV Matriculation HSS, Choolaimedu and DAV HSS, Gopalapuram.
Though their overall score is 1,190 out of 1,200, they are not being acknowledged as State toppers, having not chosen Tamil their first language.Four students from Tenkasi, Erode, Krishnagiri and Karur have scored 1,183 out of 1,200, while two students from Hosur and Dharmapuri have secured 1,182, and students from Cheranmahadevi, Thoothukudi and Namakkal have got 1,181 each.The overall pass percentage, however, has declined by 1.4 per cent this year — from 84.4 per cent to 83 per cent.
The March 2009 examinations saw 6,89,467 students appear, of which 6,40,844 appeared through schools. Though 48,237 more students appeared this year, the number of students for vocational subjects saw a jump of nearly 7,471 students.The girls (85.5 per cent) excelled yet again as their pass percentage was nearly five per cent more than the boys (80.3 per cent).More students this year scored 60 per cent as about 3,83,762 crossed the mark.
Though their overall score is 1,190 out of 1,200, they are not being acknowledged as State toppers, having not chosen Tamil their first language.Four students from Tenkasi, Erode, Krishnagiri and Karur have scored 1,183 out of 1,200, while two students from Hosur and Dharmapuri have secured 1,182, and students from Cheranmahadevi, Thoothukudi and Namakkal have got 1,181 each.The overall pass percentage, however, has declined by 1.4 per cent this year — from 84.4 per cent to 83 per cent.
The March 2009 examinations saw 6,89,467 students appear, of which 6,40,844 appeared through schools. Though 48,237 more students appeared this year, the number of students for vocational subjects saw a jump of nearly 7,471 students.The girls (85.5 per cent) excelled yet again as their pass percentage was nearly five per cent more than the boys (80.3 per cent).More students this year scored 60 per cent as about 3,83,762 crossed the mark.
