Bihar Board Class 12th result announced, Girls sweep top ranks

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) announced the results of the Intermediate( Class 12) Annual Examination 2025 on Tuesday. Education Minister Sunil Kumar declared the results at the BSEB headquarters in Patna, in the presence of Additional Chief Secretary S. Siddharth and BSEB Chairman Anand Kishor. This year, 86.5 percent of candidates have passed the Intermediate examination. The results have once again showcased the academic excellence of girls students, who have outperformed boys across all streams—Science, Arts, and Commerce. Their superior performance reflects the impact of ongoing educational reforms and increasing awareness of female education in the state.
In the science stream, Priya Jaiswal from Bettiah secured the top position with 484 marks out of 500 (96.8 percent), followed by Akash Kumar in second place with 480 marks and Ravi Kumar of Patna in third place with 478 marks. In the commerce stream, Roshni Kumari emerged as the topper, while in the arts stream, Ankita Kumari and Saqib jointly secured the first position. The overall pass percentage stands at 82.75 percent for the arts stream, 94.77 percent for commerce, and 89.66 percent for science.Students can access their results through the official BSEB website, biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in, by entering their roll number and date of birth. BSEB has also provided an alternative method to check results via SMS. Students can receive their results by typing “BIHAR12” followed by their roll number and sending it to 56263.
The Intermediate examinations were conducted from February 1 to February 15, 2025, across 1,677 centres in Bihar. A total of 12.92 lakh candidates appeared for the exams, including 6,50,466 boys and 6,41,847 girls. The BSEB has announced enhanced rewards for the top-performing students. The first-rank holder will receive ₹2 lakh, a laptop, a certificate, and a medal. The second-rank holder will receive ₹1.5 lakh, while the third-rank holder will be awarded ₹1 lakh. Students securing ranks between fourth and tenth place will receive ₹30,000 each. To pass the Bihar Board Intermediate examination, a student must score at least 33 percent marks.