Of more than 15 lakh students who took the Bihar Board matric exams at 1,762 centres, 12,35,743 passed — an 81.79% pass rate. 6,34,353 girls passed, compared with 6,01,390 boys.
Pushpanjali Kumari of Jamui and Sabreen Parveen of Vaishali jointly topped with 492 marks. Cash rewards of up to ₹2 lakh were announced for top performers.