Kolkata: Government schools fare better than last year

Kolkata | Sunday | 28th May, 2017

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"This year, three science subjects — physical science, life science and mathematics — have a lesser number of candidates who have scored more than 90%. In case of physical science, the number of students who scored above 90% dropped from 31,989 in 2016 to 14,612 this year. KOLKATA: After a year of disappointment, government schools came back with a bang on the Madhyamik merit list , bagging 14 out of 68 positions in the top 10. In Darjeeling, out of 36 students only 11 passed and in Cooch Behar, out of 353 candidates 344 secured pass marks. Yet, students have got good percentages," said a teacher at a government school.Among the government-run schools, those in Cooch Behar and Darjeeling have fared the worst..