Maha Board tells students to ignore social media rumours on Class 10, 12 passing marks

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has slashed the rumours about the reduction of passing marks as well as the syllabus for the SSC (Class10) and HSC (Class12) exams.

Ahead of the upcoming board exams, there were several reports stating the reduction of minimum passing marks from 35% to 25% doing rounds on social media.

Some other reports suggested that the students will be allowed to write their exam from their schools. However, in an official statement, MSBSHSE has cleared the rumours and asked the parents and students not to believe social media reports.

Following these rumours, board officials on Thursday issued a clarification. “There have been several rumours about written and oral/practical exams. This is creating panic among students. We appeal to stakeholders to not believe these rumours and rest assured that the board will issue official statements from time to time. The board will issue detailed guidelines for the examination in the next two days,” said the statement.

Meanwhile, the school education minister, Varsha Gaikwad consulted the stakeholders to seek suggestions to safely conduct the examination. She even started a campaign called ‘We can do it’ for the same. Through a tweet, she informed the same and invited suggestions that will ensure safe exams and prevent learning loss. She asked the netizens to submit their suggestion to [email protected].

Nearly 17 lakh appear for the SSC exam and 15 lakh take the HSC exam in the state each year. The HSC exam is slated to begin on April 23 and end on May 21 while practicals are to roll out on April 5. The SSC exam is scheduled to start on April 29 and wrap up May 20. Practicals and orals are to begin on April 12.