India, May 14 -- The Maharashtra State Board's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) results have recorded a sharp rise in perfect scorers this year, with 211 students scoring 100% marks, up from 187 last year. The spike in top scores is expected to push Class 11 admission cut-offs higher, particularly in prominent junior colleges in cities like Pune and Mumbai.

Latur division has once again asserted its dominance, contributing 113 students to the list of perfect scorers. Pune division reported 13 students with 100%, followed by Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (40), Mumbai (8), Kolhapur (12), Amravati (11), Nagpur (3), Konkan (9) and Nashik (2). While Latur's tally dipped slightly from 123 last year, it has retained its top position.

The overall...