Imphal, May 23 (EMN): The examination results of Higher Secondary Examination conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur (COHSEM) were declared on Tuesday. A total of 17,987 including 9011 males and 8976 females out of 26,139 students who appeared, have passed. It can be recalled that 17,566 students out of 26,934 students who appeared, have passed in 2016. The pass percentage is 68.81 pc against last year’s 65.12.In 2015, the pass percentage was 61.11. Students of private higher secondary schools and colleges fared better than the government-run institutions. Earlier the state education minister Th Radheshyam Singh accompanied by parliamentary secretary (education) K Robindro and officials of COHSEM formally released the examination results before media persons in Imphal. The first sixth position holders of the toppers list in the arts stream were bagged by students of Enlighten Knowledge Higher secondary school Sangakpham in Imphal while the first three position holders of toppers list of commerce stream goes to Don Bosco higher secondary school Maram. However students of Inspire science academy Ghari and Millennium institute of science Kwakeithel both in Imphal secured the first three position holders of the Science stream examination results.
