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Rohtas, Samastipur boys rank first, second in Matric exams

ohtas boy Himanshu Raj topped the Matriculation exams, the results of which were announced by Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday, by scoring 481 of 500 marks (96.2%). The overall pass percentage stood at 80.59 against 80.73 recorded last year.
Rohtas, Samastipur boys rank first, second in Matric exams
Himanshu Raj (left) and Durgesh Kumar
PATNA: Rohtas boy Himanshu Raj topped the Matriculation exams, the results of which were announced by Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Tuesday, by scoring 481 of 500 marks (96.2%). The overall pass percentage stood at 80.59 against 80.73 recorded last year.
Of 14,94,071 candidates, 12,04,030 have been declared successful. Altogether 4,03,392 students have passed the examination in first division, 5,24,217 in second division and 2,75,402 in third division.
While results of four students are pending, 218 candidates were expelled for using unfair means.
Unlike previous years, boys have outnumbered girls in Matriculation exams this year. Altogether 6,13,485 of 7,29,213 boys and 5,90,545 of 7,64,858 girls have cleared the exams.
Education minister Krisna Nandan Prasad Verma declared the results at his office in presence of additional chief secretary (education) R K Mahajan and BSEB chairman Anand Kishor.
This year's topper Himanshu is a student of Janata High School, Tenuaj, in Rohtas district. Durgesh Kumar of S K High School, Samastipur secured the second rank by scoring 480 marks (96%). Shubham Kumar of Sri Harkhen Kumar Jain Gyansthali, Bhojpur, Rajveer of Patel High School, Aurangabad and Juli Kumari of Balika High School, Arwal jointly bagged the third position by scoring 478 marks (95.6%) each.
BSEB chairman Kishor attributed the delay in declaration of Matriculation results to Covid-19 pandemic. "However, BSEB is still ahead of other boards in the country in conducting the exams and declaring their results. We had announced the results of Intermediate exams on March 24," he said.
Kishor said the BSEB had adopted several measures, such as use of pre-printed barcode and lithocode answer copies, to ensure conduct of free and fair examinations. "Six computer operators each were deputed at evaluation centres for tabulation work. All the computers were attached to the BSEB headquarters in Patna, which automatically received all information, including marks, related to a student," Kishor said.
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