The Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) declared the 2019 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) results on Saturday. Out of the total 17 lakh students who appeared for the exams, 75 per cent of them have passed. The exam which was held in March across nine divisions and over 4,600 centres in the state. This year, there has been a massive drop in the overall pass percentage from the previous year's 89.41 per cent to 75 per cent in 2019. More than 25,000 students have secured a score of over 90 per cent. 20 students scored a complete 100per cent marks, out of the total. Out of the nine regions within the state, the Konkan district has topped by securing the highest success ratio. It has 88.83 per cent of pass percentage, followed by Kolhapur with 86.58 per cent and Pune with 82.48 per cent. Mumbai stands fourth in the list, with 77.04 per cent. The list continues with Aurangabad (75.20 per cent), Amravati (71.98 per cent) and Nagpur (67.27 per cent). 1,794 schools across the state achieved a cent per cent pass record. Girls have kept up with the national trend, with an overall pass percentage of 82.82 per cent, whereas the boys have a pass percentage of 72.18 per cent. Speaking about the results, Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde said the internal evaluation of 20 marks was discontinued last year. The internal evaluation system existed between 2008 and 2018. In 2007, when the system wasn't there, the result was 78 per cent and when the system was introduced the following year, it shot up to 87.41 per cent. "With the marks, they have got, students can understand their capability and shape their careers accordingly," Tawde said. The Maharashtra Board will soon announce the dates for the Supplementary Exam, for those students who were unable to pass. Generally, the Maharashtra SSC Re-exam is held in the month of July. The students can apply for re-totalling of marks between June 10 to June 19. Students who wish to apply for revaluation need to have a photocopy of their answer sheets, which will be available to them between June 10 and June 29. TRACK RECORD The internal evaluation system existed between 2008 and 2018. In 2007, when the system wasn’t there, the result was 78% and when the system was introduced the following year, it shot up to 87.41%

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