The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Tuesday announced the results of the Class 12 annual examinations, recording an overall pass percentage of 84.02, officials said.

A total of 70,735 students from the Kashmir division and the winter zones of the Jammu division appeared in the examinations, of whom 59,435 candidates qualified successfully.

Girls once again outperformed boys in the results. While the pass percentage of boys stood at 82 per cent, girls recorded a higher success rate of 86 per cent, continuing the trend of girls outperforming boys in board examinations.

JKBOSE officials described the overall performance as satisfactory and congratulated the successful candidates on their achievement.