India, March 23 -- Girls outperformed boys in the Bihar intermediate examination results announced by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Monday, with 19 girls securing the top five ranks, across science, arts and commerce streams, out of 26 students.

The overall pass percentage stood at 85.19%, with girls recording a higher success rate of 86.23% compared to 84.09% for boys.

In science, Samastipur's Aditya Prakash Aman topped with 96.20% marks. He had earlier studied at Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya till Class 10 before pursuing his intermediate from Upgraded Secondary School, Pandh in Dalsinghsarai. However, four of the six students in the top five were girls, with Sakshi Kumari from Sitamarhi and Sapna Kumari from Nawada secur...