The results of the Plus Two Arts, Commerce and Vocational Examinations of this year, conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), were declared by School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra here on Wednesday.
The overall pass percentage was recorded at 70.17 per cent in Arts, 71.43 per cent in Commerce and 61.22 in Vocational stream.
In Arts stream, a total of 2, 48,284 students appeared the examinations out of which 1, 74,237 students passed. The students passed in first division are 19,024, 29,460 in second division and students passed in third division are 1, 25,562.
Male candidates pass percentage is 63.17 per cent and female candidates pass percentage is 76.22 per cent. The highest pass percentage of 82.78 per cent was in Puri district and lowest pass percentage of 48.08 per cent was in Koraput district.
In Commerce, a total of 28,058 students appeared the examinations out of which 20,044 passed, 3,860 students passed in first division, 2,923 in second division and 13,247 students passed in third division.
Male candidates pass percentage was 69.93 and female candidates pass percentage was 74.73. Highest pass percentage of 87.21 was in Khordha district and lowest pass percentage of 39.75 was in Deogarh district.
Similarly, in Vocational stream a total of 8,363 candidates appeared the examinations out of which 4,115 passed (Regular). 1005 ex- regular candidates passed the examinations. Six-hundred forty candidates passed in first division, 1,990 passed in second division and 1,991 passed in third division. Highest pass percentage of 81.81 was in Bargarh district and lowest pass percentage of 15.24 was in Rayagada district.