Mumbai: Maharashtra Board exams for SSC (class 10) and HSC (class 12) will happen offline. The state education minister Varsha Gaikwad made the announcement on Saturday (March 20).
It implies that college students will must bodily go to the examination centres to seem for it, the School Education Minister stated.
“Conducting practicals in school has been tough this year and therefore we’ve decided that students need to be given a concession here. That is why, to start with, we’ve decided to do away with science practical exams for SSC, replacing them with internal assignments,” she stated.
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, aside from the three hours, additional time will be given for writing the paper. The time has been prolonged by quarter-hour and for disabled college students, the time will be prolonged by 20 minutes.
The examination dates have already been introduced and sensible exams will be held as soon as the written checks are over, Gaikwad added.
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination will be carried out between April 23 and May 21, whereas the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination will be held between April 29 and May 20, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) introduced final month.
These board exams are often held in February and March, however this 12 months their schedule has been modified as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
