Second PUC exam-3 results declared: 22,446 students pass
Bengaluru: The results of the Second PUC Examination-3 have been announced. Out of 1,11,002 students who appeared for the exam, 22,446 have passed, marking a pass percentage of 20.22%.
Among 82,683 repeater students who took the exam, 18,834 passed, resulting in a pass percentage of 22.78%.
Students appearing for score improvement performed well. A total of 17,398 students wrote the exam to improve their marks, and 11,937 of them were successful in increasing their scores. This is a notable rise compared to the 2024 Exam-3, where 7,420 students had improved their marks.
In the main 2025 second PU examination, 6,39,800 fresh students appeared, out of which 5,45,032 passed, an impressive pass rate of 85.19%. In total, 7,09,968 students appeared for the exam (including freshers, private candidates, and repeaters), and 5,66,636 passed. The consolidated overall pass percentage stands at 79.81%.
Minister for School Education and Literacy, Madhu Bangarappa, said that students are effectively using the opportunity given by the government to improve their scores. A noticeable increase has been seen in the number of students improving marks in subjects like Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics, indicating their aim to secure better CET ranks.
He added that the combined results of Exam-1, Exam-2, and Exam-3 highlight the steady academic progress of students across the state.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
