Chennai, May 22 (UNI) Girls have outshone boys in the Plus Two Tamil Nadu Board Examinations, the results of which were declared this morning.

While 77.1 per cent of the over 2.70 lakh girls cleared the examinations, only 71.7 per cent of the over 2.52 lakh boys passed this time.

The overall pass percentage among the over 5.76 lakh candidates, who appeared for the examinations, showed over two per cent decline to 74.5 per cent as against 76.9 per cent in 2005. Over 5.72 lakh candidates had appeared for the examinations last year.

The girls put up a better show registering a pass percentage of 77.1 per cent as against 79.3 per cent last year. Over 2.70 lakh girls appeared for this year's examinations as against 2.60 lakh last year.

71.7 per cent boys passed this year as against 74.1 per cent last year.

The number of boys writing the examination almost remained the same at over 2.52 lakh for 2005 and 2006.

An interesting aspect of the results is the firt two ranks have gone to girls while the honours for the third place have been shared by a boy and a girl.

N Kavya of the Chennai-based Sri Ahobila Mutt Oriental Higher Secondary School has emerged the topper securing 1,186 marks followed by S Nagalakshmi of SBOA School at Coimbatore with 1,185 marks.

The third place has been shared by N Janani of T V S Higher Secondary School at Madurai and S Shriram of SRV Boys Higher Secondary School at Namakkal, with both scoring 1,184 marks.

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