Hyderabad, April 16 --  Telangana posted a pass percentage of 99.80 in the CBSE Class 10 results announced on Wednesday, April 16, emerging as the second-best performing state in the country and outpacing the national average of 93.70.

Of the 56,390 students who appeared from 559 schools across the state, 56,276 cleared the examinations, which were conducted between February 17 and March 11 across 176 centres. A total of 56,444 students had registered.

Tamil Nadu topped the national standings with 99.9 per cent, while Telangana and Kerala were joint second at 99.8 per cent. In last year's results, Telangana had ranked third behind both states.

Within the Vijayawada region, under which Telangana falls for CBSE administrative purpos...