Maharashtra board exams will be held offline: Edu minister Varsha Gaikwad – Times of India

MUMBAI: The college schooling minister Varsha Gaikwad has but once more reiterated within the state meeting that the SSC and HSC board exams will be performed offline solely. Answering a Legislative Assembly Question, the minister stated that the federal government is consulting specialists on how finest to conduct the examination.

“Parents and students are both very anxious and worried about the class X and XII board exams because it determines a lot for college admissions. In parts of the state like Gadchiroli, Nandurbar and other hilly regions online education too isn’t possible and offline sessions have begun. While online education continues in some parts. This exam is the same for all students in the state and hence we have to consider all these factors. Keeping all this in mind and after consulting officials from the state board, we have decided that the exams will have to be conducted offline,” stated Gaikwad.

Nearly 17 lakh college students seem for the SSC exams and 15 lakh take the HSC exams within the state annually. “We have already consulted with some experts to understand how to conduct the examinations in the offline mode in the most remote part of the state. We are also considering if the exam can be conducted at the student’s respective school. We will do the best to ensure that while this academic year was difficult for students, the next year isn’t impacted,” she stated.

Parents nevertheless are anxious in regards to the authorities’s choice. “The minister has been saying this almost daily for the last week. But shouldn’t there be offline prelims before board exams? A class XII student in Mumbai have not written a single exam this year. It would be very stressful for students to directly appear for the board exams,” stated the guardian of a category XII pupil. While lessons IX to XII have reopened in components of the state, faculties within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region proceed to stay shut.