March 2022 board exams plan sought: Maharashtra govt

PUNE: The state government has instructed the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to submit a framework for conducting the board examinations for standards X and XII for the next year in order to avoid the confusion and to prepare students.
Minister of state for education Bachhu Kadu conducted a meeting with all the state board officials recently. He said the announcement should beamed in advance so that there is no confusion and coordination between students and teachers regarding the scope of exam and evaluation is clear.
Kadu met the board’s officials to review the issues related to education. “The next board exam will be held in March 2022 and if the current situation prevails, schools should be ready for any form of assessment. The format should be at hand and there should also be back-up plans that have to be told to the students and parents. We have informed the state board to prepare a proposal at the earliest and submit it.”
Kadu also said a separate educational channel on the lines of the Kerala government’s has been proposed to the chief minister and the deputy chief minister.
During this meeting, the Kadu also got an update regarding teachers’ recruitment, allotment, cut down on class IV officers, third party progress scheme to be implemented, classification of teachers for recruitment, evaluation process for computer and typing subjects.