Chandigarh, May 15 -- UT government schools witnessed an improved performance in both Class 10 and 12 as per the results declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday.

According to the data compiled by the UT education department, the Class 10 pass percentage rose to 81.18% from 78.72% last year, marking a 2.46% betterment. Class 12 results witnessed a 0.10% rise in pass percentage which is 88.79% this time as compared to 88.69% last year.

Following the Covid period, the pass percentage had seen a dip in government schools. It has now started to rise again.

UT's school education director Harsuhinderpal Singh Brar said, "We have been working on improving the schools and recruiting more teachers. Our schools are ...