BHOPAL: It was a perfect 100% score in the Class 10 state board exams on Wednesday by the grace of... grace marks.
The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) declared class 10 results on Wednesday. In all, 3.56 lakh students secured first division. School education minister Inder Singh Parmar announced the results.
This year, the result has been prepared for regular students of class 10 on the basis of half yearly exams and marks of pre-board and unit test alongwith internal assessment. Students who did not appear in these examinations were passed by giving 33% marks. At the same time, non-regular students were also passed by giving 33% marks.
In all, 10.5 lakh students had filled the exam forms. However, the exams were cancelled due to the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases. This year, the MP Board announced the results without a merit list.
Board officials said that there was no logic of announcing the merit when exams were not organised. In all, 3,56,582 (39%) students secured first division, while 3,97,762 (43.50%) were declared pass with the second division. Total, 15,871 (17.48%) students cleared the class with the third division. However, the students
It is the first time that 100% students have cleared the class 10 results. Last year, 360 children had made it to the top 10 places in the state level merit list of the class 10 board exams including 17 from Bhopal. Last year, around 10 lakh students had appeared in the examination wherein 62.84% students were declared pass.
The board has made it clear that the students who are not happy with the result are able to appear in the examination which is scheduled in September. Exams will be organised from September 1 to 25.
The board has also given the option of examination to the students dissatisfied with the result of the new system. This special exam will be conducted from September 1. For this, it will be mandatory for students to register online between August 1 and August 10.