Patna, March 29 -- Girls outshone boys in the Bihar secondary board examination (BSEB) Class 10 (matric) results announced on Sunday, not only outnumbering them among candidates but also leading the merit list, with two girls emerging as joint toppers and dominating the top ranks.

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

Of 15.11 lakh students - 7.85 lakh girls and 7.26 lakh boys - who took the board exams, 12.36 lakh (81.79%) cleared them. The number of girls who passed was 6.34 lakh (80.82%), while 6.01 lakh boys (82.82%) cleared the exams.

Among the top 10 rank holders who will receive awards, 57 are girls, with 13 stu...