The Board of Santali Education, operated by ASECA (Adivasi Socio Educational and Cultural Association), has announced the results of its summer session for Lower, Higher, Matriculation, and Plus Two levels. Examinations were conducted across 15 districts of Jharkhand, with approximately 900 students participating. All students passed the exams, with 97% achieving first division and 3% securing second division. A notable 60% of the participants were women. ASECA’s General Secretary, Shankar Hembram, noted an increase in the number of individuals studying in the Santali language. He anticipates further growth in the number of people reading and writing in the Olchiki script, used for the Santali language. The Board of Santali Education, following the model of the National Institute of Open Schooling, conducts exams twice a year. The recent exams were held in June, and the next exams are scheduled for December. The results were announced in Rajdoha, East Singhbhum district. The event was attended by dignitaries including Pargana Baba Haripodo Murmu, writer Durgaprasad Murmu, ASECA President Subhash Chandra Mandi, and others.
The Santali Board also released the list of top three students from each stream. Out of the 12 toppers, 9 are women. The number of women is also highest among those studying in the Olchiki script of the Santali language.
**Top Three Students by Stream:**
**Lower:**
* First: Alice Murmu – 565 marks (94%)
* Second: Sanjana Tudu – 558 marks (93%)
* Third: Chitra Soren – 548 marks (91%)
**Higher:**
* First: Fudan Mardi – 521 marks (86.83%)
* Second: Singo Tudu – 520 marks (86.66%)
* Third: Maya Murmu – 519 marks (86.5%)
**Matriculation:**
* First: Laxmi Soren – 555 marks (92.5%)
* Second: Anitha Hansda – 554 marks (92.3%)
* Third: Debashish Hembram – 553 marks (92.1%)
**Plus Two:**
* First: Neetu Besra – 543 marks (90.5%)
* Second: Reshma Hembram – 538 marks (89.6%)
* Third: Sunita Hembram – 532 marks (88.3%)
