A remarkable 82.91% of students have passed this year, totaling 13,79,542 students. Last year, the pass percentage was around 81%, marking the highest pass rate by BSEB. BSEB Chairman Anand Kishore announced the results along with the names of the board exam toppers and pass percentages at a press conference.
After the announcement, a major discrepancy was found in the list of toppers, with the roll numbers of topper Shivankar Kumar and third topper Palak Kumari reported to be the same. Other top scorers include Adarsh Kumar from Samastipur, Aaditya Kumar, Suman Kumar Purve, Palak Kumari, Shajiya Parveen, Ajit Kumar, Rahul Kumar, Hareram Kumar, and Sejal Kumari.