Jharkhand Academic Council today came out with the results of entrance examination for admission in Standard VI of Model Schools, along with the supplementary examination results of matriculation and intermediate examinations.
Conducted across 89 blocks of 18 districts of the state, 4,446 applicants appeared in the entrance examinations conducted by JAC. Out of this number, 2,581 students cracked the examination. The total number of seats is 3,560 seats across the state, 40 in each block.
Candidates were selected for all 40 seats in four blocks out of 89 – Bhandra from lohardaga, Pirtanr of Giridih, Taljahria of Sahebganj and Dumaria from Jamshedpur – and the average number of students per blocks standing at 29.
Reservation will be implemented at district level, in light of the departmental letter in this regard, and horizontal reservation in favour of handicapped candidates will be given in accordance to the relevant provisions.
Results for supplementary examinations for unsuccessful examinees of matriculation and intermediate this year were also published on the same day.
A total of 21,150 from all three streams who took the supplementary examination, 16,442 cleared it. 9302 from Science, 3802 from Commerce and 8,046 from Arts appeared in the examinations and respectively 7,018, 3,157 and 6267 examinees were successful in their second attempt.
Palamu had the highest pass percentage in Science (85.27%), followed by Hazaribagh (82.1%), with Ranchi in fourth place (66.44%). In Commerce, Dumka (92.1%) topped the list and Ranchi (82.63%) came second. Arts stream was dominated by Ranchi (87.84%) and Palamu (82.55%) followed.
Out of the 20,743 students who took the matriculation supplementary examination, 10,186 passed, taking the pass percentage to 49.13 per cent. There has been a meagre decline of 1.53 per cent in pass percentage whereas the number of successful students has gone up by 356 as compared to last year. 3999 boys and 6187 girls passed the examination and had the respective pass percentage of 48.98 per cent and 49.18 per cent.
Out of the 24 districts, Saraikela had the highest pass percentage of 76.72 per cent, followed by latehar with 68.91 per cent. Ranchi held the tenth position with a passing percentage of 54.39 per cent. The capital itself observed an increase in the passing percentage of both the male and female candidates.
“We are publishing supplementary results quite ahead of time. Soon we will be observing our foundation day. Apart from that, some harsh actions are to be taken which will soon be taken against irregular functionaries. We will be discussing the same shortly,” stated JAC Chairman Anand Bhushan.