No formula yet on marking Class 10 Maharashtra Board students
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Plea in Bombay HC seeks direction to hold the examinations and not mark students without an assessment
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Plea in Bombay HC seeks direction to hold the examinations and not mark students without an assessment
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Monday told the Bombay High Court that it was yet to come up with a formula on how to evaluate and mark Class 10 students, whose board examinations were cancelled this year due to the pandemic.
Coronavirus | Maharashtra Board exams to proceed on schedule
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Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad dispels rumours of cancellations amid COVID-19 case surge in State
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Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad dispels rumours of cancellations amid COVID-19 case surge in State Quelling speculation that the Maharashtra State Board Examinations for Classes X and XII could be cancelled owing to rising COVID-19 cases, State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Thursday clarified that they would proceed as per the previously declared schedule.
Parents urge edu dept to drop FCFS mode admissions
Parents urge edu dept to drop FCFS mode admissions
BySukhada KhandgeSukhada Khandge / Updated: Jan 9, 2021, 06:00 IST
Claim it is unfair to pupils securing merit-based seats.
While tthe
online admission process for
Class XI students in the state is still going on, Maharashtra education department has announced that the admissions for the remaining seats will be done on a first-come-first-serve (FCFS) basis, adding that it would be the final chance for students to secure their admission.
Confirming the developments,
FCFS mode will be announced soon.
Miffed with the announcements, parents’ organisations have written to the school education department, urging it to revoke the decision. Citing that the move does not justify the admission process, parents are of the opinion that giving preference to the FCFS method would discredit merit and do grave injustice to students who are yet to bag admission and even those who have c
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