Gandhinagar, May 6 : The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Wednesday declared the Class 10 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination results, with the overall pass percentage rising to 83.86, up by 1.30 percentage points from last yearâ??s 82.56 per cent.

A total of 7,69,993 regular candidates registered for the examination, of whom 7,56,392 appeared and 6,34,327 qualified.

Among repeater candidates, 70,934 registered and 67,404 appeared, with 22,598 passing, resulting in 33.53 per cent.

Under the GSOS category, 25,313 candidates registered, 23,353 appeared and 6,590 qualified, recording a pass percentage of 28.22 per cent.

Girls outperformed boys, achieving a pass percentage of 88.28 per cent compared to 80.12 per cent among boys, a difference of 8.16 percentage points.

A total of 35,508 students secured the A1 grade, which is 7,453 more than last year.

At the centre level, Ajol centre in Gandhinagar recorded a 100 per cent pass rate, while Mun Khosla centre in Dahod recorded the lowest at 33.74 per cent.

At the district level, Narmada recorded the highest result at 90.85 per cent, while Panchmahal recorded the lowest at 76.42 per cent.

Across the state, 1,697 schools achieved a 100 per cent result, while 39 schools recorded zero results.

In Rajkot, a student says, "I have scored 99.9 per cent. I am very happy and proud of this achievement. I worked very hard for it, studying 6-7 hours in school and 4-5 hours through home study. My parents also supported me a lot."

The examinations were conducted across 1,006 centres in 87 zones, covering 3,243 venues and 31,001 examination rooms. Hall tickets were made available online, and the board used the Paper Box Authentication and Tracking Application to manage the process.

The examinations were conducted on schedule with organised planning.

The use of modern technology ensured that â??candidates could take the examination smoothlyâ?? and that the process was completed â??on time and in a well-organised mannerâ??.

Board Chairman Mukesh Pandya said students who received results as expected or lower than expected â??need not be disheartenedâ?? and would be given an opportunity to improve their performance through the supplementary â??Best of Twoâ?? examination to be held in June, allowing them to retain the better of the two results.

Students can check their results on the official website using their seat number.

The online marksheet includes subject-wise marks, total score and result status, and students have been advised to download the provisional marksheet and verify the details carefully.

The original marksheets will be issued by schools later. Following the declaration, the board will open the window for rechecking and re-evaluation.

Students who do not qualify will be able to apply for supplementary examinations as per the schedule to be announced.

/IANS