The annual high school certificate (HSC) examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, recorded a pass percentage of 95.33% this year, with girls outperforming boys, continuing a trend observed over the past several years.
Result Announcement and Overall Performance
School and mass education minister Nityananda Gond announced the results on Saturday. Of the 5.36 lakh students who appeared for the Class X examination, 5.19 lakh successfully cleared it. For the first time, students will receive bilingual HSC certificates, with the BSE deciding to include Odia alongside English. Previously, certificates were issued only in English.
The overall pass percentage improved slightly from 94.93% last year, though it remained lower than the 96.07% recorded in 2024. Gond stated that no malpractice cases were reported this year. “We introduced dynamic QR codes and watermarks in the question papers, making leaks impossible,” he said.
Grade Distribution and School Performance
Among the 5.19 lakh passing students, 2,456 achieved A1 grade (more than 90% marks), 15,681 obtained A2 grade (80% to 89%), 43,565 secured B1 grade (70% to 79%), and 86,103 scored B2 grade (60% to 69%). Of the 9,055 schools that presented students for the test, 3,310 institutions achieved a 100% pass rate.
Like last year, Gajapati district recorded the highest pass percentage at 99.31%, while Keonjhar registered the lowest at 95.33%. Girls achieved a pass percentage of 96.37%, compared to 94.29% among boys.
Zero Result Schools and Absenteeism
The minister noted that three schools in Kendrapara, Dhenkanal, and Puri districts reported zero results this year, but only a handful of students appeared from these schools. “In the Kendrapara school, 10 students were enrolled in Class X, but only two appeared and both failed. In the Puri school, three of the four enrolled students appeared and failed. In the Dhenkanal school, only one out of four enrolled students took the examination and failed,” Gond explained.
At least 8,364 students remained absent from the exam. Commissioner-cum-secretary of the school and mass education department N Thirumala Naik said, “We have identified all the students and are trying to motivate them to appear for the supplementary exam or the State Open School Certificate (2nd) exam to secure the matric certificate.”
Other Examination Results
The BSE also announced results for the Madhyama (Sanskrit) and State Open School Certificate (SOSC-1st) examinations, conducted simultaneously with the HSC exam. The Madhyama examination recorded a pass percentage of 87.3%, an increase of 1.6 percentage points from 85.79% in 2025. In the SOSC examination, 59.82% of the 12,378 students who appeared cleared the test.
Supplementary Exam Details
President of BSE Srikanta Tarai said the HSC supplementary exam will be conducted in the first week of July, with online form filling from May 8 to 18. The link will be available on the BSE website. Results of the supplementary exam will be published in the first week of August.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated the students who cleared the HSC, intermediate, and State Open School Certificate exams.
