Kendriya Vidyalayas gave the best results among different categories of schools affiliated to the CBSE with a pass percentage of 97.78, as opposed to 95.86 last year.
While private schools had the lowest pass percentage with 82.50, the overall pass percentage for Class 12 was 83.01 per cent as against last year's 82.02 per cent.
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar also praised the Kendriya Vidyalayas' performance in the Board results.
Javadekar said, "I am very happy for Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalaya."