Gandhinagar: Only 8.56 percent students in class 10 choose Standard mathematics, while others chose basic mathematics.

Out of over 8.35 lakh students who registered for the Gujarat Board exam in 2024, only over 71,000 selected Standard maths while over 7.63 lakh chose Basic maths.

Gujarat Board introduced the option of Basic maths in year 2022-23. Over 91 percent students go for Basic maths, while just over 8 percent chose Standard maths which is considered more difficult.

Last year 10.59 percent of 10th students had opted for Standard maths while, in 2022-23, as many as 14.18 percent chose Standard maths.

It’s worth noting that 94.99 percent Standard maths students passed board exam last year against only 70.44 percent Basic Maths students. DeshGujarat