Odisha Class 10 Result 2021: 97.89 students pass matric exam

A whopping 97.89 per cent of the 5.74 lakh students who had enrolled for the matric examination conducted by the Odisha Board of Secondary Education have cleared the exam, its highest pass percentage so far.

Published on: Jun 26, 2021, 09:00:58 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar

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A whopping 97.89 per cent of the 5.74 lakh students who had enrolled for the matric examination conducted by the Odisha Board of Secondary Education have cleared the exam, its highest pass percentage so far.

Odisha Class 10 Result 2021: 97.89 students pass matric exam

Of the 5.74 lakh who had enrolled for the exam, 5.62 lakh cleared it, said school and mass education minister Sameer Dash while releasing the results at a formal ceremony at the Cuttack office of Board of Secondary Education on Friday afternoon. Not a single school in the State recorded ‘zero’ result this year. Of the total 5, 62,010 students who passed the matric exam, 2,80, 351 are boys and 2,81, 658 are girls.

The pass percentage among ex-regular students is 88%.

It was for the first time that the BSE published the matriculation results without conducting the Board exams which was earlier cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic this year.

The minister said the results will be made available on the websites - bseodisha.ac.in and www.bseodisha.nic.in from 6 pm onwards. In case of non-availability of internet facility, the Board Result 2021 will be made available and accessed through mobile SMS.

BSE officials said students dissatisfied with this result can appear in the physical examination which will be held once Covid situation eases. They can fill up forms for the same from July 5.

As no examination could happen, BSE took into account the marks secured by the students in half yearly examination and annual examination of class 9 as well as pre-board exams of class 10 while awarding finals marks. Apart from this, the marks secured by the students in 2nd Practice Test, 3rd Practice Test and 4th Practice Test of Class 10 were also considered.

This year's pass percentage is the highest ever surpassing 86.37 per cent in 2017. In 2020, the pass percentage was 78.86 per cent while in 2019, the pass percentage was 70.78. In 2018, 76 per cent of the examinees had cleared the exam while in 2016, about 83 % cleared the exam. In 2015 exam, 82.56 % students had passed.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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