The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) declared the results for Class 10 or Matric examination for the academic session 2024- 25 on Tuesday through a press conference led by Minister Ramdas Soren. This year, girls have outperformed their male counterparts as 92.38% girls have passed the examination as against 90.96% boys.
The overall pass percentage for this academic year stood at 91.71% which is 1.32 percent higher compared to last year. Students can check their results on the official websites: jacresults.com and jac.jharkhand.gov.in
As many as 433944 students were registered with the board to take the exam whereas 431488 students appeared for the examination which included 228356 girls and 203132 boys. A total of 395755 students comprising 210967 girls and 184788 boys have passed the exam.
Out of the five divisions in the State namely Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Daltonganj, Kolhan and Dumka, girls from the first four have outshined boys.
A student named Gitanjali from Indira Gandhi Balika High School, Hazaribagh was declared the State topper with 98.6% followed by Ritu Kumari and Amrita Gupta with both scoring 98.2% also from the same school. Amar Kumar from Prop V High School, Tilaiya also scored 98.2% and is the top scorer amongst boys in Jharkhand. Out of the top ten students in the State, seven are girls and all happen to be from the same school.
Out of a total of 395755 students who have passed the exam, 221040 have secured a first division while 157194 students passed in the second division and 17,521 were placed in the third division.
As per the data released by the Council, since 2017, the highest pass percentage was recorded in the year 2021 at 95.95% with 417246 students passing the matriculation examination conducted by the State board. The lowest was in 2018 when only 255175 which is 59.56% students managed to pass the Class 10 exam.
Amongst the 24 districts in the State, Koderma recorded the highest pass percentage in the State at 97.83% while in 2024 it was at the fifth spot with a pass percentage of 92.42. Pakur secured the second place with 96.83% showing a vast improvement from the 21st position with 87.3% last year. Jamtara with 96.37% was at the third position as compared to 2024 when it was at the 20th place with a pass percentage of 87.67%. The State capital which was in the 15th place in 2024 with a pass percentage of 89.65% slipped to the 21st place with 87.32% this year.
After the announcement of results by JAC, Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar tweeted on his social media handle. “Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all the students who have passed the Matriculation (10th) examination of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC). Hearty congratulations to all the teachers and parents who participated in this achievement and provided guidance. I wish all the students a bright future,” read the tweet.
“Many congratulations, best wishes and johar to all the students who have passed the Matriculation (10th) examination of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Board. Those who did not get the result as per their expectations in the examination should not be disappointed, keep working hard. Hearties wish all of you for a bright future. On this occasion I also extend my heartiest congratulations and johar to all the parents and teachers,” tweeted Chief Minister Hemant Soren.