Girls outperform boys in Inter First Year exams

Hyderabad, April 28 (INN): Girls have outperformed boys in the First Year Intermediate Public Examination 2014 whose results were announced here on Monday. While 60.52 per cent girls passed the exam, 51.37 per cent boys cleared the Inter First Year.

The girls maintained their dominance in the Vocational with a pass percentage of 50.03 per cent compared to boys' 38.69.

The results were announced by Advisor to Governor Salauddin Ahmed in the presence of Principal Secretary (Education Depatment) Rajeshwar Tiwari, Commissioner Intermediate Education Aadhar Sinha and Board of Intermediate Secretary Ram Shankar Naik at the BIE office at Nampally.

Salauddin Ahmed informed that 55.84 per cent of 8,68,744 candidates have passed the Inter First Year exams. Similarly, of 59,710 Vocational candidates, 42.98 per cent cleared the exams.

As many as 47.78 per cent candidates have secured more than 75 per cent marks of A Grade, while 29.76 per cent got B Grade with 60-75 per cent marks. A total of 15.52 got C Grade and 6.95 per cent got D Grade.

While as many as 80 candidates in General category and 13 candidates in Vocational were booked for malpractice, the results of 13 candidates in General and 16 candidates in Vocational have been withheld.

In General category, Krishna district stood on top with 74 per cent while Adilabad had the lower passing percentage of 38. In Vocational, Srikakulam district was on top with 74 pass per cent and Nizambad and Mahabubnagar district had the lower pass percentage of 32.

Salauddin Ahmed informed that the Marks Registers of all Colleges would be dispatched to the Regional Inspection Officers concerned within two days. The Principals of the colleges have to collect them from RIOs immediately and display in their colleges. The Principals can collect Memoranda of Marks from the RIOs on May 3 and see that they are given to the candidates at the earliest.

The discrepancies if any, found in the Memorandum of Marks should be referred to the Board through concerned Principals before May 27. Applications received after this date will not be entertained.

The last date for payment of examination fee for Intermediate Advanced Supplementary Examinations, May/June 2013 is May 6. There is no provision for payment of examination fee with penalty after the due date.

The candidates who have passed in all papers can appear for improvement, no payment of Rs 100 per paper in addition to the normal examination fee. The candidates will appear with the same Registration Number of IPE March 2014. The better of old/new performance will be taken only for candidates who passed in all subjects.

The first year intermediate failed candidates can appear for passed papers of first year also along with failed papers subject to the condition that they shall forego the previous performance of passes papers.

The Intermediate Public Advanced Supplementary Examinations, May/June 2014 will be held from May 25.