HSC 2025 Results: Girls outperform boys while regional gaps persist

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education declared the results of the Std XII examinations held in February and March 2025 The overall pass percentage dropped to 9188 per cent a decline of 149 per cent compared to 9337 per cent in 2024As in previous years girls outperformed boys across nearly all divisions A total of 1427905 students from all divisionsmdashPune Nagpur Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Mumbai Kolhapur Amravati Nashik Latur and Konkanmdashhad registered under the regular category Of these 1419969 appeared and 1329684 passed resulting in a 9337 per cent pass rateAmong repeater students 199123 had registered 191089 appeared and 122712 passed giving a 6423 per cent pass percentage Despite some positive trends the overall dip in pass percentage was attributed to strict anticopying measures according to Board Chairman Sharad Gosavi ldquoStringent action on cheating may be one reason for the droprdquo Gosavi said ldquoA similar dip was observed in 2022ndash23rdquoAdditional notes20943 students received grace marks under sports NCC and scoutguide quotasmdasheach eligible for grace in only one categoryOfficials say the consistent excellence of Konkan and Mumbai contrasts sharply with the underperformance of Latur especially in Science and CommerceDespite a dip the overall academic resilience and girlsrsquo outstanding performance remain key takeaways from HSC 2025124 centres report cheating 11 FIRs filed by authoritiesState Board Chairman Sharad Gosavi said cheating was reported at 124 centres across all nine divisions during the FebruaryndashMarch 2025 HSC exams with 11 FIRs registered mdash two in Pune seven in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and two in Mumbai Pune reported the highest number of cheating cases while Konkan reported only oneTo curb malpractices a multitier security system was put in place Districtlevel supervisors monitored the process and 215 centres were under special surveillance with surprise inspections Of the 9545 centres 8528 were declared sensitive or supersensitiveThe exams were conducted in multiple languages including English Marathi Hindi Urdu Gujarati and Kannada Written oral and internal assessments were uploaded to the Boardrsquos online portal Teachers and officers received special training on the new online result systemGosavi said some centres had a history of malpractice between 2019 and 2023 prompting stricter measures this year Top officials conducted review meetings and onsite checks to ensure smooth operations Assistant Moderators were posted at critical centres to maintain confidentiality and exam integrityStudents appearing for entrance tests like JEE or NEET may need quick access to mark sheets or reevaluation results Divisional boards will allow such students to upload their exam registration proof for expedited processing Under government norms 20434 students from sports NCC and scoutguide categories received grace marksDivisionwise highlightsKonkan 967437 highestMumbai 929337Kolhapur 936437ChhatrapatiSambhajinagar 922437Pune 913237Amravati 914337Nashik913137Nagpur905237Latur894637 lowestMaharashtra State Board officials noted that disabled students received grace marks as per government provisions Also 31 subjects recorded a 100 per cent pass percentageGenderwise performanceBoys appeared 701324Passed 653247Girls appeared 626672Passed 610934Pass PercentageGirls ndash 974837Boys ndash 931537Gap 43337 in favour of girlsStreamwise performanceScience 973537 up from 960937Commerce 926837 up from 921837Arts 805237 down from 858837MCVC 876937ITI Encouraging with Pune recording 814437Top commerce performersKonkan 931337Kolhapur 924037Pune 923237Sambhajinagar 916037Mumbai 913437Latur lowest 756337Amravati 758837Top science performersKonkan 922137Kolhapur 896937Mumbai 846337Amravati 828837Sambhajinagar 821637Latur lowest 779837Pune 742437atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params