Despite Mysuru being known as an education hub since historical times, it ranked 17th among the districts in the State in the II PUC examination, the results of which were announced on Wednesday.
However, the district’s pass percentage has improved from 79.89 last year to 83.13 this year providing a reason to smile for the PU board authorities.
In all, 30,756 freshers appeared for the examination this year, of whom 25,556 passed, shoring up the percentage of those who cleared the examination to 83.13.
