Dharamshala, May 5 -- Anshit Kumar, a carpenter's son, of the Arts stream emerged as the overall topper of Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) Class 12 examinations, securing 99.2% even as girls outperformed boys in overall results that were declared on Monday.

Of the 76 six students, who figured in the joint merit list of top 10 rank holders, 60 are girls, and only 16 are boys.

The pass percentage has seen a significant increase compared to the last few years. A total of 81,417 appeared in the examination of which 74,637 students passed. Of the total 40,281 female candidates, 37,749 students have passed the examination taking the pass percentage among girls to 93.72%. However, of the total 40,828 male students who appea...