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Maharashtra SSC results out, 94.10% students pass; 211 score 100%

Konkan Division saw the highest pass percentage at 98.82%, while Nagpur Division recorded the lowest at 90.78%.

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A total of 94.10 per cent of Class 10 students who wrote the Maharashtra Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination passed, while 211 candidates scored 100 per cent marks – a sharp increase from last year’s 87 perfect scorers. This year’s overall pass percentage in the SSC results declared on Tuesday showed a marginal dip from last year’s 95.81 per cent.

Of the 15,46,579 students who appeared for the SSC examination held in February-March, 14,55,433 have passed, according to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Konkan Division saw the highest pass percentage at 98.82 per cent, while Nagpur Division recorded the lowest at 90.78 per cent. The Konkan Division was followed by Kolhapur at 96.87 per cent, Mumbai at 95.84 per cent, Pune at 94.81 per cent, Nashik at 93.04 per cent, Amravati at 92.95 per cent, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar at 92.82 per cent, Latur at 92.77 per cent, and Nagpur at 90.78 per cent.

For the third consecutive year, Latur continued to remain the district with highest number of perfect scorers with 113 of them. Last year, 123/187 were from Latur whereas in the year 2023, 108/153 students from Latur scored a perfect 100 per cent.

The number of perfect scorers has been on the rise each year — in 2023, there were 152 of them, whereas in 2022, there were 122 perfect scorers. The attainment of a perfect score is attributed to additional marks earned by students for significant achievements in recognised extracurricular activities, including sports, art, and cultural activities. As many as 2,46,602 students across the state have benefited from this.

Like every year, female students recorded a higher pass percentage at 96.14 per cent than their male counterparts (92.31 per cent). The gender gap in students appearing for the examination remained stark as around 1 lakh more male students (8,23,611) than girl students who constituted 7,22,968.

Out of 62 subjects for which the SSC exam is held, 24 subjects have shown 100 per cent result, while 7,924 schools out of the 23,489 across the state have recorded a 100 per cent pass. However, 49 schools have recorded 0 per cent pass.

As many as 34,393 students in the state who have failed in either one or two subjects will be eligible for the Allowed To Keep Term (ATKT) option, which allows them to go ahead with Class 11 admission with failure in a maximum of two papers out of six. As many as 86,641 students have failed the exam this year, indicating that they have failed in more than two subjects, thereby not even permitted to opt for ATKT provision. Four students’ results were kept in reserve and would be declared later.

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As many as 9,585 students from the Persons with Disabilities category appeared for the exam, out of which 8,844 students have passed with a pass percentage of 92.27.

As many as 28,020 fresh private candidates also appeared for the exam, of which 22,518 or 80.36 per cent passed, while among 23,954 repeater candidates, 1,448 or 39.44 per cent passed. The results of four students were reserved and would be declared later, officials said.

“This year’s result is not a major deviation when compared with the results from the previous three years,” said Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) chairman Sharad Gosavi. In 2023, 93.83 per cent of the students passed, while in 2022 the figure stood at 93.94 per cent.

Candidates who have appeared for the SSC Class 10 examination can apply online for verification of marks and re-evaluation until May 28 by paying the required fee.

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This year, police registered six cases across Maharashtra under the strict campaign against copying during exams. The officials have debarred 35 centres from functioning as exam centres after malpractices were reported from the centres.

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