Coronavirus | Maharashtra Board exams to proceed on schedule Updated: Updated: Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad dispels rumours of cancellations amid COVID-19 case surge in State Share Article AAA Students undergo thermal scanning and get their hands sanitised before entering their classrooms, in Thane, Maharashtra. File | Photo Credit: PTI 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.