GUWAHATI, May 25 - The High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC)-2018 examination results, which were declared today, saw a significant jump in pass percentage when compared to last year�s, with 56.04 per cent of the students clearing the hurdle this year.
Last year, the pass percentage was 47.94.
The increase in the pass percentage is despite the fact that this year the evaluators awarded lesser grace marks.
�This year we gave less grace marks, though it would not be proper to specify how much. In fact, we want this grace marks system to be abolished. The evaluation should be on the basis of the performance, as it is being unfair to those who have worked hard and fared well,� Education Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharyya said.
Unlike in the past few years, boys have outperformed girls in terms of pass percentage and number of division holders.
A total of 1,64,492 boys appeared, of which 97,056 cleared it, registering a pass percentage of 59. Of the 1,73,078 girls who appeared, 92,135 passed (53.23 per cent). Altogether 60,987 students cleared the exam with first division marks, while 81,853 and 46,351 students got second and third divisions respectively.
The number of first division holders this year is an all-time high, even though the number of candidates who appeared for the exam this year is the lowest in the last six years.
Raktim Bhuyan of Moonlit High School in Sonitpur topped the list of rank holders securing 593 marks out of 600. Abinash Kalita of Anundoram Borooah Academy High School of Barpeta and Preetpal Bezbaruah of Tihu High School came joint second with 592 marks. With 591 marks, the third rank was shared by three students � Sultana Ayishah Siddique of St Teresa English High School (Barpeta), Jintee Devi of St John�s Higher Secondary School (Baksa) and Arbi Chaliha of Suderashan Public School (Guwahati). There are 37 students in the list of top 10 rank holders this year � with four students each from Sonitpur, Barpeta and Kamrup (M).
Distinction marks (510 and above) were obtained by 6,477 students, while 14,063 students got star marks (450 and above).
With a pass percentage of 79.76, Dhemaji is far above the other districts in performance, while Nalbari is a distant second with a pass percentage of 69.85. Among the districts, Udalguri is at the bottom with a pass percentage of 36.97.
Students got maximum letter marks in General Science (21,259 candidates), followed by English (21,249) and Mathematics (20,955). In Mathematics, 1,120 candidates got full 100 marks.
The pass percentage in the Assam High Madrassa Examination-2018 is 50.62. A total of 9,095 students had appeared for the AHM exam. Males fared better with a pass percentage of 55.11, against 47.11 for females. With 556 marks, Md Mizanur Rahman of Kamandanga High Madrassa (Dhubri) topper the AHM exam. Nazmul Huda of Chapar Madrassa HS School (Dhubri) and Sabiha Sabnam of Pachim Mangaldoi High Madrassa (Darrang) got the second and third ranks with 555 and 549 marks respectively.
Bhattacharyya said that candidates who want to take the compartmental exam can apply online from June 1.
He said that with 50 colleges introducing science stream and some colleges increasing their intake capacity, there will be more seats available for students clearing the HSLC this year.
