Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar Thursday spoke to toppers of the class 12 CBSE examination and congratulated them on their success.
He also advised those who have not cleared the exams to not get demotivated and work harder for next attempts.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the class 12 results on Thursday, way ahead of the schedule.
"I have spoken to the toppers and congratulated them on their success. I congratulate all students who have cleared the exam and those who could not make it, they should not get demotivated and work harder for next attempts," he said.
"I am also happy to share that the Kendriya Vidyalayas have achieved a pass percentage of 98 per cent while the Navodayas have a pass percentage of 96 per cent. This is reflective of the quality of education available at our government-run schools," the minister said.
Girls outshone boys in the CBSE class 12 examination with Thiruvananthapuram region recording the highest pass percentage.
Hansika Shukla from Ghaziabad and Karishma Arora from Muzaffarnagar scored the top rank with 499 out of 500 marks.
Rishikesh's Gaurangi Chawala, Raebareli's Aishwarya and Bhavya from Jind bagged the second rank, scoring 498 out of 500 marks.
Neeraj Jindal and Mehak Talwar from Delhi are among 18 students to rank third in the exams.
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