India, Feb. 8 -- The number of students appearing for the class 10 and 12 board exams is significantly higher than last year. 19,000 more candidates for the Class 10 exams and 17,000 more candidates for the Class 12 exams have registered this year compared to 2024. The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination is set to begin on Tuesday and the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination will begin on February 21 (please confirm).

As many as 3,58,854 students from the Mumbai division have registered for the SSC examination, as per data accessed from the divisional board. Out of these, 1,87,362 are male candidates, 1,71,490 are female candidates, and 2 are transgender candidates. Last year saw 1,74,921 and 1,66,263 male and female...