The Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) on Friday announced the results of the Class 10 examinations, recording an overall pass percentage of 88.74%, lower than last year’s 91.37%.
A total of 36,725 students, including 18,375 boys and 18,350 girls, attended the exam, which was conducted between February 23 and March 23 at 161 centers in the state.
Commissioner of Education (School) Ningthoujam Jeffrey, Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) Chairman Ng Bhojendro Singh, and others announced the examination results at the conference hall of Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) in Imphal on Friday.
Chandel district emerged as the best performing district with a pass rate of 97.38%, followed by Thoubal district with a pass rate of 96.30%, while Jiribam scored the lowest with 74.59% among the 16 districts of Manipur.
The results also reflect the continuing impact of ethnic unrest in Manipur, where 392 internally displaced students sat the exam, of whom 327 passed. Among the displaced students, 327 students residing in relief camps passed the exam, with a success rate of 83.85%.
Out of the total number of students, 19,046 students appeared for the examination from hill districts in 61 centres, while 17,679 students appeared from valley districts across 100 centres. Among the displaced candidates, there are 231 students from the valley areas and 161 from the hill areas. He said that Bishnupur district has the highest number of displaced students appearing for the exam.
Manipur has 16 districts in total. Of these, six districts – Imphal East, Imphal West, Tubal, Bishnupur, Kakching and Jiribam – are generally considered valley districts. The remaining 10 districts – Churachandpur, Chandel, Senapati, Tamenglong, Ukrul, Kangpokpi, Noni, Phirzaul, Kamjong and Tengopal – fall under hill districts.
In order to conduct smooth and fair examinations, BOSEM has issued a stern warning, stating that “any student or individual found guilty of using or indulging in unfair means will be punished under the Manipur Prevention of Malpractices in Secondary School Leaving Certificate and Matriculation Examinations Act, 2024, which provides for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to 10 years.” $1 crore rupees.”
During the exam, eight students were prevented from attending the exam and expelled due to impersonation, while one student was expelled and the results of three students were withheld. The council authorities urged the principals of the concerned schools to communicate with the examination controller regarding the suspended students.
