The matter regarding the Maharashtra board exam 2021 for Classes 10 and 12 has been in Bombay High Court for a while now and has been adjourned for hearing till Thursday.
The state government, in an affidavit, said SSC exams for this year were cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak after considering the safety of students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders.
Maharashtra Class 10 Board exams cancelled over COVID surge: Education Minister
The criterion on the basis of which results will be declared for class 10th & date of result declaration will be announced soon, informed state s Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad
BusinessToday.In | April 20, 2021 | Updated 20:08 IST
Maharashtra SSC Exams 2021 for Class 10 students has been cancelled amid the rise in coronavirus cases in the state and nation. Announcing the decision via a tweet, state Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that health and safety of teachers and students is of utmost priority. Given the worsening situation of the #Covid-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra government has now decided to CANCEL the state board exams for class 10th. The health and safety of our students and teachers is our topmost priority, Gaikwad tweeted.
Maharashtra state board 10th and 12th board exams postponed to June and May respectively.
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MUMBAI: The HSC (Class XII) and SSC (Class X) board examinations in Maharashtra have been postponed to May and June respectively, school education minister, Varsha Gaikwad announced on Monday.
Gaikwad made the announcement after consultation with state chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray. In a video message, Gaikwad said, Covid-19 cases have been on the rise for the past few days. There has been stress about preparing for the exams and the pandemic affecting the health of the stakeholders. The safety of the stakeholders is our utmost priority and hence have decided to postpone the board exams. The SSC exam is likely to be conducted in June and the HSC exams could be scheduled at the end of May so that a student s higher education is not impacted. The HSC and SSC exams were slated to begin on April 23
Class 12th exams will be held by the end of May, while 10th standard exams will be in June. Fresh dates will be announced accordingly, says education minister Varsha Gaikwad