Maharashtra maintains near-perfect scores in CISCE 2025 exams

Maharashtra has once again upheld its strong academic performance in the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations CISCE with a 9990 per cent pass percentage in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Class 10 and 9981 per cent in the Indian School Certificate Class 12 for the 2025 academic year The CISCE announced the results for both exams on Wednesday Nationwide over 25 lakh students appeared for Class 10 and nearly one lakh for Class 12 across India and abroadIn Maharashtra 29282 students took the ICSE exam while 3723 appeared for ISC Girls continued to outperform boys In ICSE girls achieved a 9992 per cent pass rate slightly ahead of boys at 9989 per cent In ISC girls recorded 9995 per cent while boys were at 9965 per centThe statersquos ISC results are up from 9971 per cent in 2024 and 9869 per cent in 2023 ICSE pass rates though slightly lower than 9996 per cent in 2024 remain among the countryrsquos highestNationally ICSE students recorded a 9909 per cent pass rate rising from 9899 per cent in 2024 ISC students saw 9902 per cent up from 9819 per cent last year and 9693 per cent in 2023 Girls outshone boys againmdashICSE 9937 per cent vs 9884 per cent ISC 9945 per cent vs 9864 per centRegionwise the Western region including Maharashtra and Goa led ICSE with 9983 per cent while the Southern region topped ISC with 9976 per cent Goa achieved a perfect 100 per cent pass rate in both examsThe option for rechecking and reevaluation of answer scripts remains open till May 10 accessible via the lsquoPublic Servicesrsquo link on the CISCE website Improvement exams for up to two subjects will also be held in JulyWhile declaring the results on Wednesday Dr Joseph Emmanuel chief executive and secretary of CISCE reiterated the Councilrsquos stance on discontinuing merit lists to discourage unhealthy competition a policy first introduced in 2024In Maharashtra candidates from marginalised communities and special difficulty categories also performed admirablyFor instance scheduled tribe candidates in ISC achieved a 100 per cent pass rate and students with learning disabilities and visual challenges continued to score above 90 per cent in many casesBMCrsquos first batch score 100 percent The BMCrun Woollen Mill ICSE school achieved 100 percent resultsin the board exam This is the first batch of the school situated at Grant RoadNotable performances include Yuvasri Saravanan who scored 9302 per cent and Arpit Yadav who scored 9108 per cent The school achieved a 100 per cent pass result in the Class 10 ICSE board exam said BMC officials The school started in 202021Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Amit Saini congratulated the students A total of 27 students appeared for the Class 10 board exam Among them seven students scored 81 per cent or abovePrincipalsrsquo speakJamnabai Narsee schoolThe principal of Jamnabai Narsee School Sonali Gandhi said ldquoOur students outstanding performance in the board exams is a shining testament to their dedication and hard work At Jamnabai Narsee School we are committed to fostering a culture of excellence providing our students with the support and resources they need to succeed Our vision is to empower them to reach their full potential and achieve greatness in all their endeavours We are incredibly proud of our students achievements and look forward to seeing them excel in the futurerdquoBombay Scottish SchoolTalking about the performance of students in Bombay Scottish School Mahim Principal Sunita George said The results have been very good We have topped the country in the science and commerce stream in ISC The highest is 100 per cent It is the first time that Grade XII toppers have secured 100 per cent I think At ICSE our highest score is 996 per cent 156 students out of 213 students have secured 90 per cent and above at Bombay Scottish Mahim This year the papers were more analytical yet our students have done extremely wellJasudben ML School Damayanti Bhattacharya principal Jasudben ML School at Santacruz West said ldquoThis year an impressive 74 per cent of our students scored above 90 per cent Given the analytical and applicationbased orientation of the 2025 CISCE examinations our students have commendably upheld the proud academic legacy of Jasudben ML SchoolPodar International School NerulA close analysis of the data has revealed that there has been a significant improvement in the performance of the students this year as compared to last year A total of 189 students appeared in the examination and 91 students achieved more than 90 per cent There are no students below 666 per cent Meticulous organisational planning and the unstinted efforts of all the faculty members have been instrumental in the success of the students said Dr Bhushan Bonde principal Podar International School NerulDhirubhai Ambani International SchoolldquoWe are immensely proud of our students mdash 84 per cent of the cohort scored above 95 per cent and 97 per cent of the cohort scored above 90 per cent This yearrsquos analytical exam format was met with confidence thanks to our facultyrsquos focused preparation and the studentsrsquo strong conceptual understandingrdquo said Anjana Roy head of middle school amp ICSE Dhirubhai Ambani International SchoolResults at glance No of candidates appearedICSE 252557Boys 134700 5333 per centGirls 117857 4667 per centISC 99551Boys 52339 5258 per centGirls 47212 4742 per centOverall pass percentageICSE 9909per centISC 9902per centSchools in Maharashtra that presented candidatesICSE 270ISC 77No of candidates appearedICSE 29282Boys 15721 5369 per centGirls 13561 4631 per centISC 3723Boys 1718 4639 per cent areGirls 2006 5385 per centPass percentageICSE 9990 per centISC 9981 per centatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params