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AGRA: In the Uttar Pradesh Board exam results declared on Sunday, 150 schools saw no student passing. In 98 schools no student passed class X, while in 52 schools the pass percentage was zero in the intermediate exams. Ghazipur district had the highest number of such schools, 17, while nine are in Agra district.

According to the secondary education department records, the 150 schools include state government aided as well as private schools. Many of these institutions have less than 10 students enrolled in high school or intermediate exams. Apart this, 237 schools in the state have a pass percentage of less than 20.

The pass percentage for government schools and aided schools for class X exams was 72.29 and 71.55 respectively, which is less than the overall pass percentage of 75.47. A total of 77.19% of students enrolled in self-financed schools passed the exam.

In class XII exams, government run schools and aided institutions recorded percentages of 80.69 and 75.14 respectively, which was higher than the overall pass percentage of 72.42. In private schools, this figure stood at 70.48%. Overall, the pass percentages for class X and XII exams were the lowest in a decade.

Agra district inspector of schools, Vinod Kumar Rai said, “No student has passed in nine schools of Agra district. Seven schools have a zero percent result in high school and two in intermediate. The data was compiled for this year alone, and there are no compiled figures for schoolwise pass percentage in the state for the previous years. Suitable steps will be taken to raise academic standards in schools with poor performance in board exams.”

This year, in the class XII exams, 65.07% students passed in Agra district, while 81.09% passed class X exams. Last year’s figures were 84.32% and 89.30%, respectively.