Shimla, May 18 -- Girls topped the science, arts and commerce streams of the Class 12 exams conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) in March, the results of which were declared on Saturday.

Mehak, a student of St DR Public Senior Secondary School, Gagret in Una district, topped the science stream in the state with 97.2%, Ankita from Government Senior Secondary School at Rait in Kangra district was declared first in the arts stream with a score of 96.6% and Payal Sharma from Government Senior Secondary School, Chanour in Kangra district, topped the commerce stream with 96.4%.

An overall pass percentage of 83.16% was registered this year as compared to 73.76% in 2024. A total of 86,373 students had taken the C...