Education

1.82 lakh obtain GPA-5 in SSC, equivalent exams

This year around 1,82,129 students obtained GPA-5 in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations.

The number is 1,449 less than that of the last year when some 1,83,578 examinees achieved GPA-5.

This year around 83.04 percent of students passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations.

Around 20,24,192 students under the 11 education boards -- nine general, one madrasa and one technical -- took part in the examinations.

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