STATES WITH PASS PERCENTAGE BELOW 80 Other than the usual suspect, which is Bihar, most state boards have escaped public scrutiny. The process of restructuring marks resulting in inflation

is in play. A statistical analysis reveals that of the nine major boards which have already declared their class 12 results, four have witnessed a steep fall in their pass percentages.

Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar and Punjab interestingly are all traditionally low-performing boards in the assessed group. Their annual pass percentage in 2016 was below 80 percent.