India, May 14 -- Students from the English medium have once again emerged at the top, recording the highest pass percentage of 98.44% across mediums in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam results recently declared by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE). Close on the heels of English medium students are Urdu medium students with a pass percentage of 93.59%, followed by Marathi medium students with a pass percentage of 92.85%.

The SSC exam was conducted in a total eight mediums. According to data released by the board, 351,959 English medium students from 4,319 schools registered for the SSC exam with all of them appearing for the exam and 345,962 clearing it, yielding the highest pass ...