Ranchi, April 30: The class 12 results of the science, commerce and arts stream examination conducted by the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) were declared on Tuesday with 85.48 per cent students clearing the test. JAC chairman Anil Mahto declared the results in the presence of state school education and literacy department secretary Uma Shankar Singh. Mahto said that 72.70 per cent students in science, 90.60 per cent in commerce and the highest 93.16 per cent students in arts passed the examination.

Over 3.44 students were enrolled for the examinations, which were held in February this year. More than 2.98 lakh students cleared the examinations. Sneha, a student of Ursline Inter College Ranchi, emerged as state topper in science stream by scoring 491 marks out of 500, while Pratibha Saha, student of Urline Inter College Ranchi, ranked first in state in commerce stream with 474 marks out of 500. In the arts stream, Zeenat Parween from Government Plus-2 High School, Kanke, emerged state topper by obtaining 472 marks out of 500. JAC 12th Result 2024 Out at jacresults.com and jac.jharkhand.gov.in: Jharkhand Class 12 Board Exam Results Released, Know Steps To Check Scorecards

The results, however, dropped by around three per cent compared to the previous year. In 2023, overall results in all three streams were 88.67 per cent. Girls have outshone boys in two streams—arts and commerce, while boys outperformed girls by a negligible margin in the science stream. Girls' pass percentage in Arts and Commerce were at 94.22 per cent and 93.46 per cent respectively compared to boys whose pass percentage were at 91.68 per cent and 88.40 per cent respectively. HPBOSE 12th Result 2024 Out at hpbose.org: Himachal Pradesh Class 12 Board Exam Results Declared, 73.76% Students Pass; Know Steps To Check Scorecards

In the science stream, 72.72 per cent boys passed the examination compared to 72.67 per cent girls. "In the science stream, the results of physics and chemistry were not satisfactory. We need to work in these subjects to improve the results in future," Singh said. Speaking about the overall decline in results, he said that when the pattern changes, it also reflects in results. "A slight three per cent results dropped compared to the previous year, as the examinations were not taken in OMR sheets this time," he said.