Kolkata, May 2 (PTI) A high 86.57 per cent out of 9,69,425 candidates passed this year’s Class 10 Madhaymik examination, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education announced on Friday morning.

Purba Medinipur, Kalimpong and Kolkata were among the top three districts with the highest percentage of successful candidates, WBBSE president Ramanuj Ganguly told reporters here.

Sixty-six candidates feature among the top 10.

Adrit Sarkar from Raiganj Coronation High School in Uttar Dinajpur district occupied the top rank, scoring 696 marks and 99.43 per cent.

Anubhav Biswas and Soumya Pal jointly stood second with 694 marks. While Biswas is a student of Vivekananda Vidyamandir of Malda, Pal studied at Bishnupur High School in Bankura.

With 693 marks, Ishani Chakraborty of Kotulpur Sarojbasini School, Bankura, occupied the third spot, the WBBSE said.

She emerged the topper among female candidates in this year’s secondary exams.

In separate posts on X, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and State Education Minister Bratya Basu congratulated the students.

“My heartfelt congratulations to all the students who passed this year’s Madhyamik exams! I hope you will be even more successful in the future. On this memorable day in your life, I also extend my heartfelt greetings to your parents, guardians and teachers. Their support and guidance have made this success possible. To those who couldn’t do well today, I would say: Don’t be discouraged. Keep trying. Success will come in the future. Once again, I extend my heartfelt blessings and good wishes to all of you,” Banerjee said.

Basu added: “Today, the results of the Madhyamik Examination 2025 were announced. The pass rate is 86.56 per cent. My sincere congratulations to the successful students. I hope you will be successful in all aspects of life, make Bengal shine, and achieve great things in the future.” When approached by reporters, Adrit said he studied eight-nine hours a day while preparing for the exam.

“I studied whenever I liked; may be eight-nine hours in a day on an average,” he said, flanked by his beaming parents.

Adrit said he is keen to pursue medical science in future after Class 12.

The Class 10 board exams were held from February 10 to 22. PTI SUS RBT