22 Aug 2020  |   05:52am IST

50.77% pass HSSC supplementary exam

Out of the four streams, Science students perform better than the rest
50.77% pass HSSC supplementary exam

Team Herald

Panjim: The State recorded 50.77 pass percentage as 922 Class XII students out of 1,816 passed the supplementary exams held by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) earlier last month.

Out of the four streams, Science stream performed better than the rest with 54.79 pas percentage followed by 54.48% Vocational students clearing the exams. The pass percentage of Commerce stream has been 48.47% while the least was that of Arts stream wherein 46.07% students cleared the supplementary papers. From the total pass percentage, 53.54% constituted girls while 48.70% were boys.

The supplementary exams were held on August 6 for those students who failed in 1-2 subjects and also those who wanted to improve their subject scores. “Around 40 students who were stranded in various parts of the country due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown and unable to answer the final three Board papers were also allowed to answer the supplementary,” said GBSHSE Chairman Ramkrishna Samant. 

Students who have passed the exams can now get admissions for under graduate courses against vacant seats.

The Board had  made it clear that no fresh students will be allowed to answer the supplementary examination, but only those who have answered the Board examination previously. 

The examination was held across eight centres and concluded on August 13. The students, appearing for examination, were asked to mandatorily wear face masks and they were also directed to get themselves checked from the Health Centres before answering the paper.


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