As many as 10 lakh students appeared for the exam. The pass percentage in class 11 was 61, and it was 72 per cent in class 12.
Hyderabad: Nine students have died by suicide in Andhra Pradesh after results of class 11 and 12 exams were declared on Wednesday by the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Examination.
Two other students are said to have attempted suicide.
As many as 10 lakh students appeared for the exam. The pass percentage in class 11 was 61, and it was 72 per cent in class 12.
Reports say B Tarun (17) killed himself in Srikakulam district by jumping in front of a train. The student of the intermediate first year, hailing from Dandu Gopalapuram village of the district, was said to be disheartened after failing in most of the papers.
A 16-year-old girl died by suicide at her residence at Trinadhapuram under Malkapuram police station limits. She hails from the Visakhapatnam district. A Akhilasree was reportedly upset after failing in some subjects of the intermediate first year.
Another 18-year-old ended his life by hanging at his residence in the Kancharapalem locality of Visakhapatnam. He had failed in one of the subjects in the intermediate second year.
Two 17-year-old students from the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh died by suicide after failing in the AP intermediate exam. A girl student killed herself by jumping into a lake, while a boy in the same district died after consuming a pesticide.