Mumbai: Around 3.16 lakh students from the city have passed the Class 12 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) board examinations, the results of which were declared on Tuesday.
Around 14.21 lakh of over 14.23 lakh students in Maharashtra cleared the examination, with a pass percentage of 85.88 per cent.Once again, girls have outperformed boys this year, with a pass percentage of 90.25, while 82.40 per cent of boys passed. The overall pass percentage dipped this year, in comparison to last year’s 88.41 per cent.
In addition, around 34,543 students from Mumbai scored above 75 per cent. The Konkan region recorded the highest pass percentage of 93.23 in the state. Students claim they worked hard to score high so they could secure admissions for higher studies in reputed colleges.
Aachal Jain, a student of HR College, Churchgate, who scored 95.54 per cent in Commerce, said, “My revision included board exam papers of previous years and studied whenever I could find time. I want to become a chartered accountant and competition is tough, with high cut-offs.
”Students were not expecting high scores, as the examinations this year were particularly tough. Tejas Sawant, an Arts student who scored 80 per cent, said, “I had not expected to score high marks as I was busy playing football at the state level. The psychology paper was difficult, yet we managed to do well. I want to pursue political science and study abroad.”
The examinations were conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) from February 21 to March 20. A senior official of the MSBSHSE, Mumbai division, said, “We declared the results early compared to last year, so that students would get sufficient time for the admission process for higher education.”
