India, May 1 -- LUCKNOW UP finished at the bottom of the list of the top 10 performing states in the ICSE (class 10) and ISC (class 12) examinations, the results of which were declared by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Wednesday.

Kerala topped the list with pass percentages of 99.94 in ICSE and 100 in ISC, followed by Tamil Nadu - 99.95 in ICSE and 99.97 in ISC, Maharashtra - 99.90 in ICSE and 99.81 in ISC and Haryana 99.81 in ICSE and 99.90 in ISC. Uttar Pradesh figured last on the list with 98.40 in ICSE and 98.82 in ISC, as per data shared by the council.

In ICSE, the state's pass percentage (98.40) was below the national average of 99.09% while its pass percentage of 98.82 in the ISC exam was a...