The day proved to be a matter of jubilation for fairer sex in Jharkhand as girls reigned supreme in the top ten positions when Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) declared the results for Intermediate examination of Arts stream. The pass percentage for girls came up to 76.32 per cent, whereas the passing percentage in case of boys was 71.33 per cent.
According to details provided by JAC, Tamanna Mahto from Ursuline Inter College, Ranchi aced the examinations by scoring 397 marks. The second position was secured by Arti Kumari of Ranchi Women’s College with 386 marks. The third position collectively went to Sheela Tigga and Gayatri Kumari — students of Chakradharpur and Ghaghra branches of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya respectively. Both secured 385 marks.
As per the analysis released by JAC, lohardaga topped the charts as the district famous for its bauxite mines secured a pass percentage of 93.86%, with 2,547 students succeeding out of 2,713. Next on the list were Sim-dega (92.65%) and Koderma (86.57%). Ranchi came fourth with a pass percentage of 86.56 as 18,673 examinees passed out of 21,572.
The declining tendency in average pass percentage seen in results of Science and Commerce disciplines this year continued in Arts too.
Out of the 1,85,407 students who took the exams across Jharkhand, 1,37,554 managed to pass, putting the overall pass percentage for the State at 74.19. Out of the 1,37,554 successful students, 8,825 passed with first division, 91,589 with second division and 37,139 with third division. The pass percentage in 2015 was 81.36 with 1,47,379 examinees out of 1,81,137 graduating Intermediate in Arts.
The decline in results is being reflected as huge, whereas it is not as bad as it is being projected, stated JAC Secretary Mohan Chand Mukim during the result declaration ceremony at JAC headquarters.