Maharashtra classes 10, 12 exams to be held offline; centres increased. Details
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Despite demands from students to cancel the physical examinations due to Covid, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on Thursday said the exams for Class 12 and 10 will be conducted in offline mode.
The board said that there will be no changes in the dates of the exams as announced earlier.
Board director Sharad Gosavi said that considering the large number of students appearing for the examination and other technical issues related to non-availability of devices, it will be difficult to conduct the examination online. "Hence, the board has decided to conduct the board exams offline," he said.
Class 12 examination has been scheduled between March 4 and April 30 and practicals will be held from February 14 to March 3.
The board has also announced dates for "out of turn" exams between March 31 and April 18 to conduct practicals, internal or oral examinations for students who are unable to appear for exams on the earlier dates due to any reason.
The SSC examination will be conducted between March 15 and April 4, while practicals or oral examination will be held between February 25 to March 3.
The out-of-turn exam will be conducted between April 5 and April 22.
According to the board officials, 16,25,311 students have applied for SSC (Class 10) exams so far, while 14,72,562 have applied for HSC (Class 12).
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Usually, fixed exam centres are allotted to students. However, the official said this year the examination centres will be in their own schools or junior colleges to make them feel comfortable.
The board has also decided to give 15 minutes extra for exam paper carrying marks 40-60 and 30 minutes extra for exam paper with marks between 70 and 100. This will be applicable for SSC and HSC both.
The official informed that the board has also increased the number of exam centres to avoid overcrowding. A maximum of 25 students will be accommodated in a classroom. There used to be 5,042 centres for SSC exams and now it has been increased to 21,341.
Earlier, there were 2,943 HSC exam centres, but now they have been increased to 9,613.
With agency inputs
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