IMPHAL, May 22(NNN): Results for the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) exam 2013 conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (COHSEM) were out on Wednesday with the Education Minister launching a new website cohsem.nic.in for the Council.
Formally declaring the exam results during a simple function at the office of COHSEM, Education Minister M Okendro said that this time the class XII exam results were declared on gradation system as per the CCE guideline.
He said a total of 21,421 candidates passed the HSSLC exam 2013 with 20,759 candidates from new course while 672 from old course. The pass percentage this year was 81.03 percent.
Parliamentary Secretary, Vulzagin Valte, COHSEM chairperson, S Gita Devi, State Information Officer (NIC), Kh Rajen, Joint Secretary, Administration, COHSEM, Ranbir and Joint Secretary, Academy, Babudhon Sapamcha also attended the function.
Okendro further assured that the Government was making efforts to induct more qualified teachers to the Higher Secondary Schools and it was working for their all round development.
He added that now less number of young students were migrating to outside for further higher study.
The Government would enroll these successful students not only in Government run colleges but also in aided and private colleges, the Minister further assured.