Bengaluru: The Second PU pass percentage hits a six-year low at 52.38 percent and girls with 60.28 percent have outperformed boys. The results were announced in Bengaluru yesterday by Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait and PU Board Director C. Shikha.
This is the lowest pass percentage in the last six years and marks a drop of 4.82 percent compared to last year. Out of the 6,79,061 students who appeared for the exam, 3,55,697 lakh have passed. Minister Tanveer Sait attributed the dip to more stringent examination reforms initiated this year.
