The Madhyamik or the 10th Board Examination Results of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) was declared on May 19, 2023.
According to WBBSE President, there has been a decline in the registrations for the class 10 examinations this year. 6,98,628 students have registered, compared to over 10 lakh registrations in 2022. He suggested that this decline may be attributed to students’ perception of not being adequately prepared for the board exams due to the transition to online classes.
The overall pass percentage has been recorded at 86.15 per cent this year. There were 6,37,105 candidates out of which 5,48,909 passed the examination. Male candidates were 3,06,253, and 3,76,086 were female candidates. The number of female candidates was 22 per cent higher than the number of male candidates. Last year’s pass percentage was 86.60 per cent, slightly more than this year.
The President of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education also announced the names of the rank holders. Devdutta Majhi is the West Bengal Madhyamik topper. In 2023, 118 students from 16 districts have achieved high ranks in the West Bengal Madhyamik Exam Results 2023.
No school from Kolkata could stand in the first ten ranks. The districts with the highest WB Madhyamik pass percentage include – East Midnapore securing the highest rate of 96.81%, followed by Kalimpong with 94.13%, and Kolkata with 93.75%. In the WBBSE West Bengal 10th Result, an intriguing feature was highlighted by the WBBSE Chief. “There are QR codes on all mark sheets and certificates for enhanced authentication,” he said.
“82.88 per cent of students have passed Madhamik in the SC category, and 76.03 per cent in the ST category. Purba Medinipur has scored the highest, followed by Kalimpong, Kolkata, and Paschim Medinipur respectively,” said WBBSE President Ramanuja Gangopadhyay.
Out of 118 students in the top ten ranks, 21 are from Malda, 17 are from Purba Bardhaman, 14 from Bankura, 13 are from south 24 Parganas. 11 are from Purba Medinipur, 9 are from North 24 Parganas, 9 from Paschim Medinipur, 6 from Purulia, 5 from Hoogly, 4 from Howrah. 3 from Coochbehar, 2 from Birbhum and 1 from each Dakshin Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram and Nadia. 13.67 % of candidates have scored more than 60% marks. The examination of 20 candidates was cancelled. 2 people’s results are withheld due to technical reasons.