Bihar like few other north indian states have heavy male dominance. About 90% of relatives I know, want their daughters to finish Matriculation and get married.

Bihar like few other north indian states have heavy male dominance. About 90% of relatives I know, want their daughters to finish Matriculation and get married. The point is - parents put such little emphasis on education of their daughters that girls learn very little in terms of real knowledge by the time - they have to write board exams. Now it is very important to be at least class 10th pass for getting married, so parents put all resources they can to get them to pass (which includes cheating). Having said that, both boys and girls cheat of course. But from my experience - the society makes it damn hard for girls to excel academically. They have to help with house chores - cooking, cleaning and often are encouraged by parents to skip classes for doing stuff at home.