Fri Jun 13 18:19:32 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has released the results for the SSLC Annual Exam-2. Only 27.67% of the 315,564 students who appeared passed the exam. However, this brings the overall pass percentage for the year to 71.43%, when combined with the results from Exam-1. Girls outperformed boys, and government school students performed better than those in aided and unaided private schools. The number of students achieving a perfect score increased. Exam-3 will be held from July 5-12 for students needing to improve their scores or who didn’t complete the previous exams, with fee exemptions for some students.

**News Article:**

**Karnataka SSLC Exam-2 Results: Pass Rate Low, But Overall Percentage Climbs to 71.43%**

**Bengaluru, June 13, 2025** – The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) announced the results of the SSLC Annual Exam-2 today, revealing a pass rate of just 27.67%. Out of 315,564 students who sat for the exam, only 87,330 managed to pass.

Despite the low pass rate in Exam-2, the overall SSLC pass percentage for the academic year has risen to 71.43% when combined with the results from Exam-1, in which 5,28,263 out of 8,61,800 students passed.

Continuing a familiar trend, girls outperformed boys in Exam-2, with a pass percentage of 35% compared to 27% for boys. Government schools also showed strong results, boasting a 36.65% pass rate, exceeding aided (19.75%) and unaided private schools (32%).

“In the SSLC annual exam-2, the pass percentage of government schools is 36.65%, which is higher than the results of aided and unaided schools. This is the reward for the hard work of teachers and students of our government schools,” said Minister for School Education and Literacy, Madhu Bangarappa, applauding the government schools’ performance.

Adding to the good news, the number of students achieving a perfect score of 625/625 has increased, with one student from a government school among the top scorers.

The KSEAB has announced the schedule for Annual Exam-3, which will take place from July 5th to 12th across Karnataka. This exam is open to students who received a “Not Completed” result in either Exam-1 or Exam-2, as well as those seeking to improve their previous scores. The board will provide fee exemptions for regular fresh students who were not successful in Exam-2.

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