The Himachal Pradesh Board has postponed the 2025 Board examinations in snow-hit areas of Pangi and Lahaul-Spiti due to heavy rains and snowfall damaging roads. Affected exams are for Classes 8 to 12. Revised dates will be announced soon, while exams in other parts of the state will proceed as scheduled.
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The BSEB Bihar Board announced the Class 12 results for 2025. Arts, Commerce, and Science streams had different pass rates. Top performers in each stream achieved high scores. Students can check their results online by visiting the official websites and entering their roll number and roll code. The overall pass percentage this year is 86.56%.
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