MUMBAI ranked last among all nine divisions in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam, recording a pass percentage of 88.13 per cent. However, it came first in terms of students who scored 90 per cent and above. While the overall pass percentage of students who appeared for the exam—91.25 per cent—has increased significantly compared to pre-COVID times, the state saw a three-per-cent drop compared to last year.

MUMBAI, which had the highest number of candidates who appeared for the exam—2,90,258, recorded a pass percentage of 90.91 per cent last year and in 2021, the figure was 99.79 per cent. A total of 7,696 students from Mumbai scored above 90 per cent this time, however. Also, the division has the highest number of students who scored 75 per cent and above as well as 60 per cent and above—38,884 and 77,322 pupils respectively.