On a number of occasions, more than one rank holder in the merit list are from the same college or from the same district. Sample these: Of the 63 students who made it to the Intermediate Arts merit list in the last three years (2014-16), only one is from Patna. During the same period, just six students of the state capital made it to the Intermediate Science toppers' list which comprised of 80 students in all. A former BSEB secretary attributed the dominance of countryside students in the merit list to well-off Patna students taking admission in CBSE or ICSE affiliated schools. Even in 2013, only three Patna were among the 60 and odd students who made it to the merit list of BSEB's Intermediate examinations (arts, science and commerce).

Source: Times of India June 14, 2016 22:15 UTC