Patna, March 23 Bihar Education Minister Sunil Kumar announced the results of the annual Intermediate (class 12) examination conducted by BSEB on Monday, with 85.19% of students passing the test.
Speaking to reporters, Kumar said that the overall pass percentage of students this time was around 85.19% – 86.23% for girls and 84.09% for boys.
A total of 13.04 lakh students had appeared for the annual intermediate exam.
He said, "This is the eighth consecutive time that Bihar has announced Intermediate results before any other state in the country."
Overall, 5,16,928 students got first division, 5,11,744 students got second division, and 82,425 passed with third division, a statement issued by BSEB said.
"Out of the total 26 top-5 rankers across streams, 19 are female, and the rest are male. While a boy has topped the examination in the science stream, toppers in the arts and commerce streams are female students," he said.
The education minister said that through the use of technology, the evaluation process was completed within 25 days.
He said that the examination and evaluation processes were conducted in a fair and transparent manner.
BSEB Chairman Anand Kishor said science student Aditya Prakash Aman of Samastipur district topped the examination with 481 marks (96.2 per cent).
In the arts faculty, Nishu Kumari of Gaya Ji district was the topper with 479 marks (95.8 per cent), while Aditi Kumari of Patna secured the first position with 480 marks (96 per cent) in the commerce stream, he said.
"Congratulations to those who passed, and for those who could not do well, they will get a chance to reappear. I urge their parents to support and encourage them," Sunil Kumar said.
The BSEB Chairman said that students who did not pass or are dissatisfied with their results can apply for re-evaluation from March 25 to April 2. Eligible students can appear for compartmental exams.
