Bihar Board Class 10 Result 2020: Himanshu Raj From Rohtas Tops Exam; Boys Overshadow Girls

Pass percentage of girls has stood out to be low than that of boys despite the fact that the number of girls in the exam was higher than that of boys. Going by the scorecard, more boys cleared the class 10 exam.

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New Delhi: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday announced matriculation board examinations (Class-10) results where the pass percentage of girls is lower than that of boys. Nearly 15 lakh students had appeared for the matriculation exam held from February 17 to February 24 across 1368 exam centres in Bihar. Of the total students who appeared in the examinations, 80.59 per cent of students have successfully passed the test. The pass percentage this year has seen a dip as compared from the previous years. Last year, as many as 80.73 per cent of matric students had passed the exam. Looking from gender based ratio, pass percentage of girls has stood out to be lower than that of boys despite the fact that the number of girls in the exam was higher than that of boys. Going by the scorecard, more boys cleared the class 10 exam. Of over 14 lakh students who appeared, 7,29213 were boys and 7,64858 girl students, of which, 12,04,030 passed. Of the 7,29213 boys, 6,13,485 passed while only 5,90,545 cleared exams despite 7,64858 attendees. Males not only scored more but also held top positions in the state. The top two positions are held by males while the third rank is jointly shared by a boy and a girl. The top position holder this year is Himanshu Raj who scored 96.20 per cent in matriculation exams 2020. Till now, the highest ever score in class 10 exams stands to be 97.2 per cent which was scored last year by Sawan Raj Bharti. He scored the highest marks by a class 10 BSEB topper and his record stays put this year too. Bihar's BSEB board had initially decided to declare Class - 10 results by the end of March or the first week of April. However, due to the COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown, BSEB could not complete the evaluation of answer sheets and had to stop it midway. The academic authority later announced that the result of the class will be delayed. After a few relaxations in lockdown guidelines, the BSES resumed evaluation of exam sheets on May 6.