Maharashtra cabinet had earlier given its nod to cancel the Class 12h exam in the wake of the prevailing pandemic situation. The decision later also received favour from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) headed by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The SDMA gave the final approval to the proposal submitted by the state school education department on Wednesday saying safety and health of the students are of prime importance for the government.
The Maharashtra government had earlier cancelled the HSC result 2021
Regarding HSC result 2021, State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said modalities of assessment policy will be decided soon.
“The state board’s assessment policy for Class XII students and the date of the declaring results will be announced soon. We are committed to evaluating students accurately,” she told reporters.
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MUMBAI: A day after the centre announced to cancel class 12 exams of CBSE, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to cancel the state board class XII final exams amid the Covid crisis. The issues have been discussed in the state cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
The state education minister Varsha Gaikwad speaking to the media said that the education department will send the proposal to the state disaster management authority (SDMA) as the HSC exam issue is pending in the Bombay High Court.
“Our priority will be students health and safety and an affidavit will be submitted to the HC through advocate general,” said Gaikwad.