India, May 14 -- Maharashtra recorded a pass percentage of 90.68% in the Class 12 board examinations and 96.61% in the Class 10 boards held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The results were announced on Tuesday.

A total of 1,17,531 students registered for the Class 10 exams, of which 1,17,237 students appeared. The number of students who passed were 1,13,257. The pass percentage for girls and boys stood at 97.34% and 96.06% respectively.

In the Class 12 exams, 34,874 students registered, of which 34,703 appeared and 31,468 passed. The pass percentage for girls and boys stood at 92.75% and 88.89% respectively. The examination was conducted in 322 centres for the students of 561 schools across Maharashtra.

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