CBSE Class 10 results 2016 for all CBSE regions as well as private candidates were declared on Saturday.
A whopping 1,68,541 students across the country scored a perfect 10 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score in the results.
In terms of a gender break-up, 85,316 boys and 83,225 girls secured the perfect CGPA.
Last year a total of 94,474 students scored a perfect 10 CGPA, of them 49,392 were boys and 45,082 were girls.
Independent schools recorded the maximum numbers of students with a CGPA score of 10, with 1,51,061 of their students falling in this category.
1,242 students from government schools and 307 students from government-aided schools also scored a perfect 10 CGPA.
However, in terms of pass percentage, girls outshone boys.
On average, girls registered a pass percentage of 96.36 per cent, while boys registered a pass percentage of 96.11 per cent.
The results can be accessed on www.cbseresults.nic.in or www.cbse.nic.in.
The overall pass percentage this year stands at 96.21, which has come down from 97.32 percent in 2015.
Area-wise, Thiruvanathpuram recorded the highest pass percentage of 99.87 followed by Chennai region with a 99.69 pass percentage.
A total of 14,91,293 candidates registered for Class X exams this year, marking an increase of about 8.5 percent over last year.
Category-wise, the Centre-run Jawahar Navodyaya Vidyalayas have scored a pass percentage of 98.87 percent followed by Kendriya Vidyalayas which have a pass percentage of 98.85 percent.
Independent schools have a pass percentage of 97.72 percent while government schools recorded a pass percentage of 86.61 percent.
(With agency inputs.)
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