Shillong/Tura, April 5,2025: Out of the 3,682 students who appeared for the exam, 55,473 successfully passed. 

Among the successful candidates, 32,747 are girls and 22,726 are boys. A total of 18,903 students passed five subjects, while 36,570 cleared all six.

While Shillong schools dominated the merit list, accounting for 40 of the total entries in the Top-20 ranks (shared by multiple students), the spotlight was also shared by promising students from outside the urban hubs.

A remarkable 22 students from rural parts of Meghalaya—such as Nongpoh, Nongstoiñ, Mairang and other non-urban regions—secured positions in the prestigious Top-20 list. 

These students came from schools outside the traditional educational strongholds of Shillong, Tura and Jowai. 

Tura too had a strong showing this year with 10 students making it to the Top-20 list, followed by four students from Jowai. 

Another interesting development is that eight students appearing from private institutions made it to the Top-20 ranks. 

In terms of district-wise performance, West Jaintia Hills emerged as the best-performing district with a pass percentage of 96.03%, followed closely by Eastern West Khasi Hills at 95.54%. South West Khasi Hills took the third spot with 94.93%, while East Khasi Hills (92.54%) and East Jaintia Hills (92.40%) rounded out the top five. Other districts such as West Khasi Hills (90.50%), Ri Bhoi (89.33%), and South Garo Hills (88.32%) also posted encouraging results.

The Garo Hills region saw more mixed outcomes. West Garo Hills reported a pass percentage of 80.50%, East Garo Hills at 80.31%, North Garo Hills at 75.76%, and South West Garo Hills at 74.77%.