Tag: MSBSHSE SSC and HSC passing marks 2021

PUNE: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) that conducts board examinations for standard X and XII said there was no move to reduce the passing percentage for the forthcoming board exams from 35% to 25%.

This comes in the wake of speculation that the expert committee constituted to give recommendations on the smooth conduct of the board examinations has been discussing such a move.

Dinkar Patil, chairman of the state board, said, “There is no move to reduce the passing percentage and no discussions have been held about it.” The state board also came out with a notification on Wednesday stating that the board is looking at various ways to conduct the examinations smoothly and in the given time schedule.

“Various rumours regarding the SSC and HSC exams are being spread through social media platforms. Therefore, confusion is being unnecessarily created. The board appeals to all the people concerned to refrain from believing anything that creates such a confusion. Official statements will be released by the board from time to time on the board’s website and in the media. Also, written instructions are given to the schools / junior colleges from time to time by the divisional board in connection with the examination. The same instructions should be considered as official,”the notification said.

School education minister Varsha Gaikwad had recently consulted stakeholders to seek suggestions to safely conduct exams offline.

Nearly 17 lakh students 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 on April 5.The SSC exam starts on April 29. Practicals and orals are to begin on April 12.