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All class 10 students to be promoted
Results to be announced on the basis of internal marks obtained in class 9 and 10th
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Friday (May 28) announced the evaluation criteria for the state board students of Class 10, the examinations of which have been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
State School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said all students who were to appear for Class 10 (Secondary School Certificate- SSC) exams will be promoted, and marks will be given on the basis of the internal assessment of their performance this year and that of Class 9.
Addressing a press conference, she said the results will be declared by June end. The Class 10 exams, scheduled in March this year, were cancelled due to the pandemic.
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New Delhi:
Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad today held a meeting with college principals and vice-principals to devise a fair assessment of Class 10 students and discuss the admission policy for them. The SSC, or Class 10, exams in the state have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. The students will be awarded marks on the basis of internal assessments. On April 22, the minister held a meeting to discuss the “fair and objective criteria” to promote SSC (Class 10) students.
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“Held another meeting with principals and vice-principals of prominent junior colleges from Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur as part of our consultations to devise a fair assessment and admission policy for Class 10 students,” the school education minister tweeted.
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CM Uddhav Thackeray is most likely to make the big announcement at 8 PM
Meanwhile, the vaccination drive will continue in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: Amid the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in the state, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is expected to announce a complete lockdown in the state from Wednesday (April 21, 2021) in order to break the chain of coronavirus infections.
According to the sources, the MVA government may announce a
two-week lockdown in the state as the existing break the chain guidelines aren t proving to be efficient.
In a serious bid to curb the rising COVID-19 cases, the Maharashtra Cabinet had on Tuesday unanimously requested Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to announce a complete lockdown o contain the spread o the infections.
: Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 9:29 AM IST
Here we go again! Maharashtra set to undergo two weeks of lockdown amid rising COVID-19 cases
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Faced with galloping Covid and at a loss to rein in reckless public behaviour in complying with its âBreak the Chainâ restrictions, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously decided to impose a strict lockdown at least for 15 days, starting from 8pm on Wednesday. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who headed the cabinet meeting, is likely to make the announcement through a web address on Wednesday and thereafter, the government will issue a detailed order on the lockdown. This is despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying in his address to the nation that lockdown should be the last resort of states.