2016 CBSE Class 12 Examination Results Declared

NOIDA, INDIA - MAY 21: Preeti Sharma, from EWS category, has scored 84.4 in Humanities, her father is a carpenter, on May 21, 2016 in Noida, India. A total of 10,67,900 candidates registered for the exam which was held from March 1 this year. As the exam is a gateway to college admissions and subsequent higher studies, students, parents and educational institutes all wait for these results. Over the years, the cut-off marks for admissions to the best colleges have pushed the threshold higher, with students losing out due to a difference of a decimal. As per the CBSE, the passing percentage of girls stood at 88.58 compared with boys which were 78.85. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)