Maharashtra Board Exam 2021 will be conducting HSC and SSC Exams in offline mode, as per the announcement made by the State School Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad, today. Practical exams for Class 10 and 12 (humanities) have been cancelled. Class 12 science students need to appear on limited experiments.
Maharashtra State Board will be conducting offline exams for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in the same schools as per the announcement made by School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad. Guidelines for offline exams have also been issued for the welfare of both students and faculty.
HSC and SSC exams 2021 will be conducted in the same school. Additional half an hour will be given to students to write, while differently-abled students will get an hour extra.
Students who are unable to attend the board exams due to Covid-19 will be getting a second chance to appear for the exams in the month of June. These additional examinations will be conducted in the selected centres in Maharashtra.
Practical examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 humanities students have been cancelled this year, whereas Class 12 science students will have to attend practical examinations on the basis of shortlisted experiments. Also, as per the Maharashtra Board exam dates, assignments and practicals will be conducted from May 21 - June 10, 2021.
Students failing to submit their assignments will be given additional 15 days to do so. The government will also arrange public transport for the students and parents for commuting purposes during the examination. Students will have to show their exam hall ticket to avail themselves of the free rides.
Exams will be commencing half an hour earlier and all the front line workers are advised to prioritise their vaccination.
HSC, SSC Exams 2021: Important Guidelines
- Examinations would be conducted in offline mode for both Class 10 and 12
- Board exams would be conducted in the same schools that the students are enrolled – this has been done due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel
- Practical exams for Class 10 would not be conducted this year – for class 12, the practicals would include limited experiments
- Half an hour extra to be given to students to write, differently-abled students to get one entire extra hour.
- Thermal screening to be done at all exam centres for students.
- If students have Covid or are in containment zones during exam dates, they can give a special exam in June. This will be treated as the main exam and not as a supplementary exam.
Maharashtra Board will be releasing detailed guidelines on conducting the exams shortly. Maharashtra HSC exam will be conducted from April 23-May 29, 2021.
Also Read: Maharashtra Board Class 10 and 12 Syllabus 2021 (Updated)
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