• Class 12 results better in humanities than science
    Times of India | 14 May 2025
  • 12 Kolkata: A total of 44,631 students appeared for the CBSE Class 12 exam from Bengal, of whom 39,792 cleared it. The pass percentage of 89.2% was higher than both the all-India average (88.4%) and that for the Bhubaneswar region (83.6%).Bengal comes under the Bhubaneswar region.According to principals of many city schools, in CBSE 12, humanities students appeared to have outperformed those from the science stream. At Bhavan's GKV, humanities student Aparajita Saha scored 99.4% while at DPS Howrah, Rishika Trivedi, also from humanities, scored 99.2%. DPS Howrah principal Sunita Arora felt one reason for this could be the excessive focus on preparation for engineering and medical entrance exams by science students. Others pointed out that some science papers, especially physics, were tricky. Around 50% of the questions in CBSE 12 this year were competency-based and analytical. In a press note, CBSE said this year's 88.4% pass percentage in Class 12 was better than last year's (87.9%), which showed "students were well prepared for the competency-based question paper".Principals of several city schools also said that the shift from rote learning to competency-based analytical questions had helped students get a good score and, at the same time, given them a better understanding of each subject. CBSE took the initiative to deviate from rote-learning practices after the Covid disruption and principals expect the practice to continue. Altogether, 137 candidates from Class 12 at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy passed the examination, with 64 scoring over 90%. In DPS Ruby Park, 894 students appeared for the exam, among whom 273 students scored over 90%. Of the 559 students from South Point who appeared for the exam, 156 secured above 90%.In Shri Shikshayatan School, 227 students appeared for the exams, and 110 scored above 90%. In Sushila Birla Girls' High School, 138 students appeared for the exam, of whom 70 scored above 90%. In Birla High School, 179 appeared for the exam of whom 75 students scored above 90%.Bhavan's GKV's principal Arun Dasgupta said, "The overall result was better than last year. First of all, the entire student community has come out of the Covid situation. The changes introduced, and the changing question pattern, helped students score better. Moreover, the changed pattern will help them in their future as well."
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