06-05-2025
Mizoram Class XII pass rate 81%, girls lead across streams
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Aizawl: Pass percentage for the Mizoram Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examination in 2025 has risen to 81.1%, surpassing last year's 78.04%, results of which were published by the Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE) on Tuesday. Girls have outperformed boys across the arts, science, and commerce streams, securing top positions in all of 12,105 students — 5,499 boys and 6,529 girls — who appeared for the examination, 9,817 students — 4,391 boys and 5,426 girls — successfully cleared it. Ninety-one students have a compartmental chance, while 2,197 students were unsuccessful. The overall pass percentage for boys stands at 79.19%, while the success rate for girls is 82.71%.In the arts stream, the pass percentage is 80.13%, with boys achieving 77.65% and girls 82.3%. The science stream recorded an overall pass percentage of 85.63%, with boys scoring 86.25% and girls 85.2%. Commerce stream results show a pass rate of 74.42%, with boys securing 73.65% and girls 75.34%.Girls have claimed the top positions in all three streams. In the arts stream, Lalrammawii Tochhawng of Mount Carmel School in Aizawl secured the highest marks with 471 out of 500. Cynthia Lalhlupuii Shangpliang of St Paul's Higher Secondary School in Aizawl topped the science stream by scoring 477 out of 500, while Kristin Laldinpuii Ralte led in the commerce stream with 470 private schools recorded the highest success rate in the arts stream at 87.54%, followed closely by deficit schools (mainly church-run institutions) at 87.45% and aided schools at 84.33%. Govt schools lagged behind with only a 71.46% success the science stream, deficit schools topped the chart with 93.42%, followed by private schools at 87.38% and lumpsum schools at 83.33%, while govt schools stood at 74.92%. In the commerce stream, lumpsum schools led with 87.5%, followed by deficit schools at 82.67% and private schools at 78.82%. Govt schools recorded a pass rate of just 63.44%.Forty-six schools achieved a 100% success rate in the arts stream, while nine schools in the science stream and two in the commerce stream recorded a perfect pass rate. However, two schools had zero successful candidates in the arts and commerce chairperson J H Zoremthanga said 50-60% of this year's exam questions were based on Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS), while 40-50% focused on application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). He said there is a proposal to increase the percentage of HOTS-based questions to enhance the education system in Mizoram.
