Hyderabad: Social welfare colleges get high ranks in Inter

Hyderabad: The Intermediate pass percentage plunged to its lowest in three years, falling 2.2 percentage points from 67 to 64.8, in the results declared on Thursday by the TS Board of Intermediate Education.

Three students shared the top honours with 992 marks in BPC and MPC: Sudhireddy Dinesh Reddy from the city, B. Uma Maheshwar Reddy from Huzurabad and Challa Deepika Reddy from Mulugu district.

Mr Dinesh Reddy, a resident of SR Nagar, wants to be a civil servant. His father, Mr Shekar Reddy, a constable, shifted from Nalgonda, their native place, to the capital for his son’s education.

Mr Uma Maheswar Reddy had scored 10/10 in Class 10 as well, and had topped the Intermediate I exam. He is preparing for the JEE Advanced to get a spot in the IIT.

Ms Challa Deepika comes from an agricultural background and aims to be a doctor. Her father, Mr Ch. Ram Reddy, said she was a residential student of a corporate college in the city.

Girls secured a pass percentage of 66 per cent against 55 per cent for boys.

Social welfare schools topped with 83.3 per cent passes followed by tribal welfare schools 81.9 and residential junior colleges 88 per cent, against the state average of 64.8 per cent passes.

Around 14 colleges of the society secured 100 per cent passes.

From these schools the toppers were B. Nandini (BiPC) with 987 marks from the Gowlidoddi campus and V. Tarun (MPC) with 985 marks from the Chilkur campus.

From the government junior colleges, Moham-mad Begum (BPC) secured 976 marks.

Private colleges recorded 65 per cent passes, government colleges 63 per cent and model schools 61 per cent.

Medchal topped the districts with 76 per cent passes. Ranga Reddy recorded 71 per cent passes and Medak came last with 21 per cent.

The board announced the last date for the payment of fee for the first and second years for the Intermediate Advanced Supplementary Exam-inations is April 25. The exams would be held in May and June.

More than 9 lakh students appeared in first and second year examinations held in February and March. The results were marred by controversy this year. with various allegations floating on social media and the Intermediate Board besieged by calls from anxious parents and children.