Marked improvement in performance of those with disabilities in Class XII

New Delhi: Students with disability have performed better than last year in the CBSE Class XII exams nationally.
This year, they clocked an overall pass percentage of 90.6% in Class XII, an improvement on last year’s 87.2%.
In the Class X exams, the pass percentage was 90.4%, slightly below the national overall pass percentage of 93.6%.
Countrywide, 305 children with disability scored above 90% in the Class XII exams.For the Class X exams, 451 students scored over 90%.
This year, fewer students with disability appeared for the Class XII exams compared to 2023. In 2024, 5,057 students registered, 5,019 students appeared and 4,548 cleared the Class XII exams. This was a decline from 2023 when 5,757 students had registered, 5,645 appeared, and 4,924 had cleared the exams.
During the pandemic, the 2021 examination saw an impressive pass percentage of 99.6% among students with disability.
From Delhi, 1,665 candidates appeared for the exams, which was the highest among all the 17 regions. Delhi East reported a pass percentage of 92.93%, with 1,047 candidates appearing for the examination. Delhi West recorded an 88.5% pass percentage with 618 candidates. Overall, 67 students with disability in Class 12 scored more than 90% and 56 in Class X crossed 90% in their scores.
Madhav Sharan, a student at Amity International School in Pushp Vihar, expressed joy at achieving a score of 93% in his examinations, acknowledging the support he got from the school faculty and special educators.
Madhav’s family, in a conversation with TOI, said that after his Class X board exams in August 2021, he suffered a severe hyper-dense brain haemorrhage.
This resulted in a limb disability and impacted approximately one-third of his brain, adversely affecting his speech, comprehension, arithmetic and writing skills. “I put around 8-10 hours every day into my studies, just before my exams.... If one decides to put in the hard work and determination, one can do anything,” he said.