India, June 3 -- Over 93% students cleared the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or class 10 examination of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), the results of which were announced on Friday.

The overall pass percentage in the state stood at 93.83, while the Mumbai division recorded a pass percentage of 93.66. The state's overall result dropped by 3.11% when compared to last year's 96.94%. A total of 15,29,096 students appeared for the exam across the state, including 3,35,120 in Mumbai.

Girls outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 95.87 as against 92.05% by boys.

As many as 66,578 students scored 90% and above in the state, while 11,785 students scored 90% and above in Mumbai. In all...