Sharif Khan, an auto driver from Mulund, scored 51 per cent in HSC exams 2019, results for which were announced on Tuesday. Sharif Khan, who originally hails from Pratapgad in Uttar Pradesh, dropped out of school in 1991 from Class 8. In 2017, he resumed studies thus clearing Class 10 exams with 51.20 per cent

According to Hindustan Times, Sharif Khan, who works as an auto driver gave the exams from commerce stream this year and stated, “I had studied in Hindi medium and struggled to write my exams in English. I would like to pursue BCom and will try to enroll in a night college.” Girls have outperformed boys in the class 12 examination in Maharashtra, results for which were announced on Tuesday. Girls have secured a pass percentage of 90.25 per cent against 82.40 per cent of boys in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) in February-March 2019.