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Kalpana Kumari, who topped NEET 2018, also tops BSEB intermediate examination

Kashmir Times. Dated: 6/6/2018 11:39:06 PM

PATNA, June 6 (Agencies): Kalpana Kumari, who recently bagged the first rank in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET 2018), has now topped the Bihar State Education Board (BSEB) class 12 intermediate examinations, the results of which were declared by the board on official website biharboard.ac.in on Wednesday. Kalpana, a student of science stream, topped the examination with 434 marks.
The other toppers in the science stream are Abinav and Rudresh Raj Verma. The commerce stream Bihar board class 12 results were also declared and Nidhi Sinha, a student of RDS College in Muzaffarpur, was declared the topper with 434 marks. The topper in Arts stream is Kusum Kumari, scoring 424 marks. Kusum is a student of Simulatala Awasiya Vidyalaya in Jamui.
The results saw an increase of 17% in pass percentage as compared to previous year. While 45% students passed in science stream, the pass percentage for Commerce stream students was 82%. In Arts stream, 42% students cleared the exam successfully.
The Bihar Board Class 12th examinations were conducted between February 6 and February 16, 2018 at 1,384 centres across the state. Nearly 13 lakh students appeared in BSEB Class 12th examination, 2018.