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The day for which thousands of students waited so eagerly has finally come! Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) announced the SSLC (10th) and HSE +1 (11th) results on the 16th May 2025. School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi announced the overall pass percentage and toppers list, which brought joy and nervous thrill in the state.

How Did the Students Perform Test This Year?

Class 10 (SSLC): 93.80% pass percentage

Class 11 (HSE +1): 92.09% pass percentage

Together, more than 17 lakh students wrote these important exams, 9,08,080 in Class 10 and 8,94,264 in Class 11. For those who did not clear the exams this time too, there is good news—supplementary exam details will be released soon.

How to Check Your Results Online

If you’re one of the many students refreshing your browser anxiously, here’s how to access your marksheet quickly:

Via DigiLocker (Fast & Official)

Visit digilocker.gov.in or download the DigiLocker app

Log in with your mobile number, Aadhaar, or username (First-time users must register first!)

Go to "Issued Documents" or search for "TN Board"

Click on "Class 11 Marksheet 2025"

Enter your roll number and information

View & Download your result—save it for later!

Websites and other information:

tnresults.nic.in

dge.tn.gov.in

Supplementary Exams: Dates and information will be released soon for those who need a second dose.

College Admissions: Class 11 marks decide stream choice in Class 12—hold on to your documents!

Celebrate (or Regroup): If you cracked it or need to repeat, recall—this is just a milestone along your educational path.

In a country where exam marks are near about a national festivity and board toppers overnight heroes, there is one boy who rose like a star from nowhere – Aarav Malhotra. The 15-year-old West Greater Noida prodigy was the boy who did something that all the students can but dream of – a flat, right-on-the-dot 100% mark in the 2025 CBSE Class 10 exams, according to Jagran News. Not 99%, not 499/500. A flat-out, nail-the-exam, drop-the-pen, walk-out-like-a-boss 500 out of 500. If there was a face of excellence this year, then Aarav's was it. From school to subject interests, everything about him is setting eyebrows twitching. So let's dissect and discover what sets young academic superstar Aarav apart so distinctly.

Straight A1s and No Sweat – Aarav's Blotless Scorecard

Aarav Malhotra has swept the board so many times with marks. He scored an incredible 100/100 in English Language & Literature, French, Mathematics Standard, Science, and his other subject, Artificial Intelligence. Even in Social Science, the only paper where most students typically struggle, Aarav scored a near-perfect 98/100. That left his five subject-wise top subjects totalling a whopping 500/500, which earned him a perfect 100% score and, as a result, national accolades. From theory to internal exams, he topped all of it with an A1 grade in all of the subjects – what a study master!

The School That Produced a Topping Titan

Aarav is a proud DPSian of Delhi Public School, Knowledge Park-V, Greater Noida (West) – one among the new eduscape hotspots in the NCR. With an unshakeable reputation for the quest of academic as well as co-curricular excellence, DPS Greater Noida (West) is currently enjoying the glory of Aarav. Prioritizing creative learning processes combined with a apt ambiance has irrevocably worked wonders, offering an opportunity to Aarav to shine and bag the nation's top honours.

Areas That Speak A Thousand Words – French and AI FTW

Though most of the toppers take conventional combinations of subjects, Aarav took a decision which was actually quite fascinating. Along with the conventional subjects like English, Maths, Science, and Social Science, he took French as the second language and Artificial Intelligence as the sixth subject. Yes, while most 10th-grade students were struggling with conventional subjects, Aarav was studying AI in depth – and obtained a perfect 100 in the subject. Let's take it for granted that this teenager is already gearing himself to face an AI future.

A Sneak Peek into Aarav's Life – Home, Habits and Whiffs of Brilliance

Who is the pillar behind this wonder student? Aarav's educational journey has been nudged along each step of the way by his parents, Aarunshi Malhotra and Kumud Malhotra, who must be soaring high themselves at this point. A combination of home discipline, schedule routine, and impenetrable backing seems to have led to the perfect balance of forces for achievement. Aarav is said to be laser-focused in school, very disciplined in his study routine, and surprisingly calm under pressure — a great asset for someone who finds himself in the midst of one of the most important exams of his school life.

What's Next for the Nation's Topper?

With such a start, the future before Aarav is nothing but golden. Whatever direction he takes to pursue the Science stream pathway, explore further into the field of AI and technology, or surprise us all with a curveball, one thing is certain — the nation will be looking on. Aarav has shown that he has the attitude, commitment, and inquisitiveness necessary to succeed at whatever profession he chooses to take. And in all sincerity, with his kind of mind, the sky is not the limit — it's merely the beginning.

Aarav Malhotra's success isn't about getting on top of the scores — it's about living up to the top expectations. His story proves that hard work, diligent preparation, and a passion for learning are the best superpowers. In a society where student burnout is unavoidable and where there is too much pressure to succeed, Aarav is an inspiration of hope for students everywhere.

So the next time you feel bogged down by textbooks, exams, or timetables, remember Aarav — the boy from Greater Noida who made every one of those obstacles a triumph and showed the nation that space for greatness isn't created overnight, it's built mark by mark.

A sudden but lucky visit was made by an elephant to the Army Public School in the Satgaon area of Guwahati, surprising personnel momentarily before it left the school peacefully without causing any harm to anyone and without causing any accident or damage.

The school, being in an army camp and in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, is not used to such visits. However, the visitation has made front-page headlines due to the amicable manner with which the affair had been handled by school authorities. A cell phone clip posted on social networking websites captures one of the school employees entreating the elephant to withdraw gracefully, saying "Maharaj, jaayeae" (Maharaj, get away), softly and calmly. The elephant, otherwise quite distressed, then halted and retreated back away from the complex by itself. Although an on-campus sighting of a wild elephant would otherwise get everyone's goat, the staff response as well as that of the animal itself was quite laid back. There was no harm or injury inflicted, and no response on the part of forest authorities was taken since the animal disappeared in the nearby forest cover moments later.

The locals were not surprised since they clarified that periodic elephant appearances are normal in the area, particularly at the peripheries of the forests. The Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary at the city peripheries is a known spot where elephants typically migrate from in quest of water or food every now and then.

This episode once again showed the thin line of separation between urbanization and ecosystems. Conservationists have been pointing to the widening belt of overlap between human habitation and wildlife corridors as an increasingly growing problem in Assam and elsewhere in northeast India.

Even with the risks, this peaceful moment is now the symbol of life—and proof of the magic still available among human beings and nature when perceived in reservation and sensitivity.

In a big shock to the education system of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh government announced a stunning increase in school fee for class 9 to class 12. The step, which would cover both government schools and government-aided schools, will hit crores of students and their parents from next session 2025–26.

The school charge has been increased by 180% to 200%, thereby making second-level education very expensive compared to the past years. The order had been previously issued after state governor sanction, and an appropriate notification has been issued in the public arena.

This is a step in a larger direction towards revamping the state's secondary school system, from reforms already in progress in the face of criticism to evaluation processes, and administrative transparency in general.

Fee Increase at Glance

The new fee structure impacts students taking government schools classes 9-12 as well as benefited institutions. This is the biggest fee increase the Uttar Pradesh Board has experienced in recent history.

Even while the government has defended the change as a step towards making the education system resource-rich and self-sufficient, there is a hint here too that parents will now have to pay a very heavy economic price for the educational upbringing of wards.

The move is also likely to raise questions about accessibility of quality of education to the economically weaker class students.

Process of Scrutiny Now Subject to Surveillance

Apart from the fee hike, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP)—or the UP Board, for that matter—has gone ahead with more regulated and open board exam copy checking procedure.

From now on, High School (Class 10) and Intermediate (Class 12) answer papers verification will be done in the presence of CCTV cameras. The decision is to put an end to malpractices and ensure bona fide test practice.

The bigger regional centers of Prayagraj, Meerut, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, and Bareilly have been designated as scrutiny centers. Subject matter experts will carry out the scrutiny in these centers so that process purity is maintained.

UP Board Secretary Bhagwati Singh has claimed that new results for scrutiny application will be available on June 10, 2025.

Scrutiny application deadline: May 19, 2025

The UP Board announced the result of Class 10 and 12 on April 25, 2025. Students dissatisfied with the results have been given a chance to apply for scrutiny online.

The application can be submitted on or before May 19, 2025. The application can be done on the official UP Board website. The step further increases the efforts of the board towards digitization and student-based services.

Government Rationale and Public Response

The government indicated the increase in fee and new policy for assessment are part of a vision to develop an independent, responsible, and contemporary education system. The officials believe higher fees will enable better infrastructure, better quality teachers, and a well-managed administration in state schools.

But already the shift is causing mixed reactions. Education reformers have welcomed the call for greater regulation and infrastructure, but parents and students are concerned about expense, especially to low-income or rural families.

There is also fear that the sudden hike in fees will fuel higher drop-out or push more students into below-standard private schools or shadow education.

The government of Uttar Pradesh's new policies both present opportunities and challenges. There is that aspect of push to modernization and transparency, which is welcome. But this unprecedented increase in the quantum of fees is not welcome, and that has implications towards inclusiveness and access to education.

As the start of the new school year approaches, all eyes will be on how the shake-up is implemented—and how families statewide react to the new model.

The Directorate of Education (DoE) has released a guideline for the government school students registration to seek admission to Class 10 through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) for the academic session of 2025-26.

The step is under the NIOS project to prevent dropouts among students, who have failed repeatedly in regular school examinations and give them an opportunity to complete formal education through open schooling, according to a circular.

The students of government schools under the aegis of DoE, declared 'fail' or compartment in Class 9 or Class 10 at least two times until the previous session (2024-25) are entitled to register themselves in the NIOS Class 10 programme, as per the circular.

But those who have failed or have been given a compartment for the first time during the 2024-25 session are not eligible under this scheme and should remain in their current schools, it added.

Only students possessing valid School Leaving Certificates (SLCs) from the concerned school are eligible, the circular said.

School heads will be tasked with identifying, reaching out and registering eligible students. They will also have to get entries updated in the MIS module prior to registration, it said.

The circular also details how registration will be done and that classes will be held in approximately 75 selected study centres in Delhi.

They may choose two languages, Social Science as a core subject and two other subjects with practicals. The languages offered are Hindi, English and Sanskrit, the circular stated.

Other subjects they can choose include Home Science, Painting and Science and Technology, it added.

They will also be entitled to a uniform allowance under the Direct Benefit Transfer of the DoE, the circular stated.

The deadline for receipt of online application and fee is July 31, it further added.

CGHSS, M H Road, a Perambur corporation school, was one among the top-performing govt schools in the city when the results of Class XII board exams were declared on Thursday.

Out of 560 corporation school students who wrote the exams, 533 had passed with a 95% pass rate. What is even more significant, however, is that the top three scorers from corporation school students in Chennai were from the school.

V Mamata, P Pooja, and K Roshini, who were classmates and classmates from the same school, scored 588, 583, and 583 marks respectively out of a total of 600. Mamata, whose father is a taxi driver, was the topper of the school and second among the corporation school students in the city. "My father is the only earning member, and my twin brother is a special child. Our situation inspired me to do my best," said Mamata, aspiring to become a graphic designer.

Roshini, who also scored 583, said she kept it simple by waking up early instead of studying late at night. She plans to study engineering in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science.

The school headmistress, Selva Kumari, credited the success to regular motivational classes, smart class support, and diligent teachers. "We conduct motivational programs on a monthly basis. Our teachers even work till 9 pm to support the students. These steps have fructified," she added