Bangalore:- The long wait of more than 8 lakh students came to an end today as the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) declared the SSLC results just now. As per latest updates, a total of 71.80 per cent students have passed the SSLC exam this year. However, there is a marginal drop from last year by 1.9 per cent. The pass percentage last year was 73.70 per cent. As per updates, 8,43,203 students have appeared for the SSLC exams which were held in 2,879 exam centres across the state.
Of the 8,48,203 candidates registered for the exams, 8,11,050 were present and of which 5,82,316 have cleared the exams.
Due to Covid-19 reasons over 18,067 students were absent and will be allowed to appear for exams during supplementary as fresh candidates.
Chikkaballapur stands first, Bengaluru rural bags the second spot and Madhugiri took away the third spot, Mandya stood fourth, Chitradurga fifth, Udupi seventh, Dakshina Kannada twelfth while Yadgir has bagged the last spot in the state.