In the results to the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Class 10 exams announced on Friday, Maharashtra’s cumulative pass percentage in a pandemic-ridden educational year surged to a record 99.95%.
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), which announced the eagerly anticipated results, said that the State’s cumulative SSC pass percentage, which had crossed 99% for the first time, had improved by 4.65 points as compared to last year’s performance of 95.30%.
However, within minutes of the results being announced, the official websites on which they were to be displayed, crashed owing to the server load, much to the frustration of students.
As many as 15,70,996 students of a total 15,75,806 students who registered for the exams have cleared it. 99.96% of girls who appeared cleared the exam, outperforming boys whose pass percentage was 99.94.
As many as 83,262 students scored 90% and above, while in 27 subjects, students had registered a 100% pass figure, informed Dinkar Patil, Chairman, MSBSHSE.
“6.3% of the total students, 83,262 of them, have scored above 90%, while 957 students have scored 100%. The pass percentage among disabled students was 97.84%,” Mr. Patil said.
More than 22,000 schools in the State have registered 100% pass performance, with all students in these schools clearing the exams.
Of 82,802 students who were repeaters, a total 74,618 (or 90.25%) successfully cleared the exams.
Mr. Patil said that the reason for the high pass percentage was chiefly the change in evaluation methods brought about upon the cancellation of the physical exams.
Of the nine divisions, Konkan, where usually the least number of students appear, topped with 100% pass result, while Nagpur was the “lowest”, clocking 99.84%. Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad and Nashik divisions each registered pass figures of 99.96%, while Amravati registered 99.98% and Kolhapur notched 99.92%.
This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic prompting the State to scrap physical exams, students were evaluated on their marks in both Classes 9 and 10, with equal weightage assigned to performances in both classes.
Of the total marks, 50% was based on the performance in Class 9. The remaining 50% was divided into two — with 30 marks based on the internal assessment of Class 10 and 20 marks reserved for practicals or homework or assignments during Class 10.
