PATNA, March 29 -- Girls outperformed boys both in terms of the number of examinees as well as the number of them passing the Bihar secondary board examination. Two girls were also joint toppers, while there were four among the five students in top five.

The results of the examination, conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board, was announced on Sunday by education minister Sunil Kumar.

In the top 10, there are 57 girls. In the top five, there are 13 students and 126 from 6-10.

Pushpanjali from Simultala Awasiya Vidyalay (Jamui) and Sabreen Parveen from Higher Secondary School (Chhurahi, Vaishali) are joint toppers with 492/500 marks (98.2%). There were only three students from Simulatala Awasiya Vidyalay among the 139 in top 10....