The results of the Class X annual examinations, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in which over 16,000 students from the State had appeared, were announced on Tuesday afternoon.
According to CBSE regional branch director AS Burma, an impressive 99.31 per cent of students passed in the exams. Out of the total 55,000 students who appeared in the examinations under the Bhubaneswar zone, 32,087 boys and 22,572 girl students cleared the tests, CBSE sources said. Besides, 19,000 students from West Bengal and as many from Chhattisgarh appeared the examinations under the Bhubaneswar zone.