Girls have outperformed boys in the first year Intermediate Public Examination whose results were announced here on Friday.
Releasing the results at the office of Board of Intermediate Education, Secondary Education Minister K Parathasarathy informed that 53.75 per cent of girls have passed the exams while the passing percentage of boys was just 49.73 per cent. Of 8,50,433 students who appeared in the general category, 53.75 per cent have cleared the exam. This year, more number of students have passed the exam with ‘A’ Grade and secured 75 per cent or more marks. While 41.45 per cent got ‘A’ grade, 32.21 per cent got 60-75 per cent marks with ‘B’ Grade. As many 18.81 per cent students got 50-60 per cent marks with ‘C’ grade and 8.16 per cent got ‘D’ grade with 35-50 per cent marks.
The minister informed that 155 students were booked under malpractice and the results of 17 students have been withheld.
Parathasarathy said that the results of this year’s inter first year was better than the previous two years. While the passing percentage in 2010 was 48.56 per cent and 52.21 in 2011, this year it was 53.75 per cent.
Krishna district was on the top with highest pass percentage of 71 per cent and Mahabubnagar was behind all with 37 per cent.
Krishna district with 71 per cent passing pass percentage was followed by Visakhapatnam (65), Ranga Reddy (63), Nellore (61), Guntur (61), Chittoor (58), West Godavari (57), East Godavari (55), Hyderabad (55), Prakasam (53), Kurnool (52), Vizianagaram (51), Khammam (50), Srikakulam (50), Kadapa (48), Adilabad (47), Karimnagar (47), Warangal (45), Nalgonda (44), Medak (41), Nizamabad (38) and Mahabubnagar had a pass percentage of just 37.
The minister informed that the Marks Register of all Colleges would be dispatched to the Regional Inspection Officers concerned within two days. The Principals of the colleges have to collect them from RIOs immediately and display in their colleges. The Principals can collect Memoranda of Marks from the Regional Inspection Officers on April 25 and see that they are given to the candidates at the earliest. The minister said that there was a proposal to display the college-wise results on the BIE’s website.
The discrepancies if any, found in the Memorandum of Marks should be referred to the Board through concerned Principals before May 21. Applications received after this date will not be entertained.
The last date for payment of examination fee for Intermediate Advanced Supplementary Examinations, May/June 2012 is May 2. There is no provision for payment of examination fee with penalty after the due date.
The candidates who have passed in all papers can appear for improvement, on payment of Rs 100 per paper in addition to the normal examination fee. The candidates will appear with the same Registration Number of IPE March 2012. The better of Old/New performance will be taken only for candidates who passed in all subjects.
The first year intermediate failed candidates can appear for passed papers of first year also along with failed papers subject to the condition that they shall forego the previous performance of passes papers. In such cases only the latest performance stands valid. The candidate has to pay Rs 100 for each passed paper appearing in addition to the examination fee as mentioned in the Extracted Nominal Roll.
–Agencies