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More Girls Clear Class 12 Science Than Arts in India for First Time

Ministry of Education figures show 28.14 lakh girls cleared the science stream in 2024 driven by upgraded school laboratories, smart classrooms, Atal Tinkering Labs, scholarship schemes.

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Students celebrate the declaration of board results at a school in Lucknow | Photo: ANI
Girls outperform boys in Class 12 across all social groups: Govt data
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Overview

  • 28.14 lakh girls cleared Class 12 science in 2024, nearly 90,000 more than the 27.24 lakh who passed in the arts stream.
  • Over 61 lakh students passed Class 12 in the science stream in 2024, making it the most chosen pathway across the country.
  • Enrollment of girls from marginalized backgrounds rose from 1.7 lakh in 2013 to 4.1 lakh in 2024, with Scheduled Tribe girls increasing from 60,000 to 1.4 lakh.
  • The ministry attributed the shift to expanded infrastructure under schemes like Samagra Shiksha, Atal Tinkering Labs, subject-specific labs and better-trained teachers.
  • Officials recommended seven states adopt a common board for Classes X and XII and urged expansion of STEM seats in higher education to meet growing demand.