Girl students again outnumbered boys in Class 10 examination

Kolkata, March 11: Keeping up with the recent trend, girl students once again outnumber boys in the Class 10 examination beginning from Monday, an official said on Saturday.

The examination is conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (WBBSE).

Over 56 per cent of the candidates were girls, who had outnumbered boys last year also, said WBBSE Administrator Kalyanmoy Ganguly.

The total number of examinees this year is 11,02,921, of whom 6,21,366 are girls. The number of boys appearing in the examination is 4,81,555.

"While the percentage of girl students is 56.34, that of boys is 43.66," Ganguly said.