TS Inter Results 2022: Conjoined twins in Telangana pass Intermediate exam

HYDERABAD: In a laudable achievement, conjoined twins from the city, Veena and Vani, on Tuesday passed the two-year Intermediate (11th and 12th standard) examination. The results of the exam held last month by the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education were announced today.

The conjoined twins, who stay at a state-run children's home here, passed the exam with 'B' Grade, official sources said. They studied Economics, Commerce and Political Science (Civics), besides English and Telugu in Intermediate. Examination was specially conducted for them at the children's home where they stay, the sources said, adding that they are tutored at the home itself. They had completed 10th standard in 2020.

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State Women and Child Welfare Minister Satyavati Rathod appreciated the conjoined twins for their feat and assured them of government help in the future as well. Veena and Vani were born in 2003, with their heads conjoined, to poor parents. Efforts by different doctors to perform a surgery to separate them have been unsuccessful due to various reasons.

The TSBIE board announced the TS intermediate results 2022 for the general and vocational streams at the same time. This year, the pass percentage of the 1st year is 63.32% while that for the 2nd year is 67.16%. A total of 4,64,892 students appeared for TS 1st year exams, out of which 2,94,378 students passed.

In TS 1st year results 1,93,923 students secured A grade, whereas 63,501 students secured B grade in general. The overall pass percentage for government schools is 73.30%, while the overall pass percentage for private schools is 66.50%.

(with inputs from PTI)