Chandigarh: Girls continued to outshine boys in the Class X examination held by the Central Board of Secondary Education results for which were declared in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh.

Girls were ahead at a pass percentage of 92.25 per cent while, boys were at 88.22 per cent.

'The overall pass percentage for Class X for the region is 90.18 per cent. A total of 1,19,014 students had appeared in the examination,' CBSE Joint Secretary (Panchkula) D R Yadava said.

The overall pass percentage for Class X has shown an improvement this year as compared to last year which stood at 89.07 per cent, he said.

While the Kendriya Vidyalaya had fared well getting a pass percentage of 96.01 per cent, government schools were lagging behind at 65.30 per cent. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and other schools got a pass percentage of 96.92 per cent and 91.47 per cent, respectively.

In the Class XII examination for the region declared by the CBSE a week back, boys had got an overall pass percentage of 77.56 per cent, while the girls had got 86.24 per cen