Our Correspondent
Imphal, July 8 (EMN): Manipur education minister, Thounaojam Basantakumar Singh, announced the results of the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or Class 10 examinations 2022 of Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BSEM) on Friday afternoon.
At 76 percent, up from 74.69 per cent in 2019, the pass percentage was the highest in the last ten years, excluding 100 percent last year, when the government promoted all students through alternative assessment due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Even the pass percentage of students from the government schools has also risen to 60.46 percent in the last ten years. This is an encouraging achievement,” Basantakumar said. The highest pass percentage of government schools was 53.77 percent in 2019.
This time, a total of 29,814 students out of 39,233 students including 20,087 boys and 19,146 girls, who appeared in the examination conducted across 192 examination centres in the state from April 5 to 26, passed the examination.
Rahul Laishram of Kwakeithel and student of Catholic School, Canchipur, secured the first position in the Manipur HSLC examination with 586 out of 600 marks.
Nongmaithem Dhanajeet of Khurai Heikrumakhong and Tanishq Tongbram of Sagolband Tera Lukram Leirak, both from Heritage Convent Uripok in Imphal, jointly bagged second position with 585 marks each, while Menaka Huidrom, a resident of Keirak and student of Eureka Academy, Thounaojam, and Jesia Khwairakpam, a resident of Kwakeithel and student of Ratankumar Memorial School, Kwakeithel, jointly bagged the third spot with 584 marks each.
Out of 29,233 successful students, 20,393 secured 1st division, 9153 in 2nd division and 268 in 3rd division.
Though no student from government schools was listed among the first 25 position holders, their pass percentage has reached 60.46% this time. Altogether, 5022 students out of 8306 government school students passed in the examination.
Among the districts, Thoubal and Kakching have the highest pass percentage (93.24%), while Pherzawl and Churachandpur have the least pass percentage (56.31%).
Students who have appeared in the HSLC examination can check the results at the official website www.manresults.nic.in, officials added.
In 2021, the board examinations were conducted through alternative assessment/ evaluation mechanism due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Education Commissioner, H Gyan Prakash; BSEM chairman A Joykumar; BSEM secretary, Dr. S Mangijao; and others were also present during the declaration of the results of the examination by releasing the complete copy of the examination results at the BSEM conference in Imphal