Nearly 180 prisoners in Uttar Pradesh passed the Class 10 and 12th board examinations.
These prisoners are lodged in various jails including Ghaziabad, Agra, and Lucknow, and passed the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams, the results of which were announced on Saturday.
The Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Education today announced the board exam results, with the pass percentage for Class 10 at 89.55 and that for Class 12 at 82.60.
According to the results, 89 of the 91 prisoners, who appeared for the Class 10 board exams, passed while 87 of the 105 inmates, who gave the Class 12 papers, cleared the exams.
Twenty-one prisoners from Ghaziabad appeared in the Class 12 board exams, out of which 17 passed, according to an official release.
Similarly, 11 inmates from Bulandshahr jail appeared for the examination and 10 passed. All four prisoners who appeared from Hardoi jail cleared the board exams, it said.
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