LUCKNOW, April 25 -- Students of private institutions have done better in high school (Class 10) exams while in intermediate (Class 12), government schools have managed a higher overall pass percentage in the UP Board exams the results of which were declared on Friday.

In Class 10, the overall pass percentage of students from self-financed (private) institutions this time remained 92.01% whereas the same from government schools was 87.72% while of those from government-aided was 86.58%. The overall pass percentage of Class 10 was 90.11%.

However, in Class 12, students from government institutions have done better. As many as 83.642% of students from the government-run institutions cleared Class 12 exams this year while just 80.72% stude...