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WBBSE Madhyamik 10th Result Link: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Thursday announced the results of Madhyamik (class 10 state board) examinations which was held between February 2 and 12 across 2,675 centres.
The results are now available at the official websites — wbbse.wb.gov.in and wbresults.nic.in. The West Bengal Class 10 result is also available at education.indianexpress.com.
The overall pass percentage this year stood at 86.31 per cent, with Chandrachud Sen from Cooch Behar Rambhola High School in Cooch Behar district in north Bengal topping the exam after scoring 693 marks (99 per cent).
“I am very happy with the result. I want to study science and become a doctor. I thank my parents and teachers for their support,” said the topper after learning about the result.
Sammo Priya Guru from Purulia Zilla School grabbed the second place after scoring 692 marks (98.86 per cent). Three students meanwhile stood at the third position.
In 2023, the pass percentage was recorded at 86.15 per cent, In 2022, it stood at 86.60 per cent.
This year, total 9,12,598 students appeared in the examination out of which 7,65,252 were successful. About 25.95 more female candidates appeared in the exam this year than their male counterparts.
About 1,18,411 candidates received over 60 per cent marks (12.98). Out of which, 9,961 got AA, 24,643 received A+ and 83,807 bagged A grade.
“The results are out in 80 days after the exams were held. This was possible because of the hard work of all stakeholders involved in the examination process and support from the state government,” said Ramanuj Ganguly, president of WBBSE.
Among the districts, Kalimpong registered the highest pass percentage (96.26 per cent), followed by East Midnapore and Kolkata.
This year, about 57 candidates featured in the top 10 merit list. Out of them, 8 candidates are from South 24 Parganas district; 7 candidates each from South Dinajpur, East Burdwan and East Midnapore districts; 4 each from Bankura, Malda and West Midnapore districts and 3 from Birbhum district, besides others.
