The 12th standard HSC examination held in Maharashtra in March this year has registered an overall pass percentage of 91.26, with girls having an edge over boys in the results announced today.
An estimated 12.37 lakh students appeared for the examination in which out of nine regional divisions of the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Konkan topped the list with passing percentage of 95.68 with Nasik division being at bottom at 88.13 per cent.
While 88.80 per cent boys were successful, girls outnumbered them with a passing percentage of 94.29, Gangadhar Mahmane, chairman of the board told reporters here.
Following are the division wise results: Konkan 95.68, Mumbai 90.11, Pune 91.96, Aurangabad 91.77, Nagpur 92.11, Amaravati 93.50, Kolhapur 92.13, Latur 91.93 and Nasik 88.13.
The branch-wise passing percentage is as follows: Science 95.72, Arts 86.31 and Commerce 91.60.
