For students who are preparing for the Maharashtra Board Class 10 and class 12 examinations, the decision on Maharashtra SSC, HSC Exams 2021 will soon be taken by the state government. The Maharashtra SSC, HSC Exams 2021 is scheduled to begin on April 29 and 23, 2021, respectively. Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad took to Twitter on Saturday and informed that the department is in continuous consultation with student representatives, tech giants, parents, teachers regarding alternatives for assessment of HSC and SSC board students.
In a series of tweets, Gaikwad informed that because of the spike in COVID-19 cases, the education department is holding consultations and meetings to find out alternatives for the assessment of HSC & SSC board students.
“I’d like to assure all students and their parents that your safety is our foremost priority. We are reviewing the situation, and a decision in this regard will be taken in the next few days,” she added.
Earlier, the Maharashtra Education Department had said that the Maharashtra HSC, SSC Exams 2021 would be held as per the schedule and there wasno question of postponement of the exams. As per the schedule, the Maharashtra HSC and SSC exams 2021 will be held from April 23 to end of the May.
Previously, there were reports that these exams might get postponed in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases and subsequent lockdown and night curfew in certain parts of the state.
As per the media report, the Maharashtra Board HSC, SSC Exam 2021 will be held in offline mode and in the examination hall, following strict COVID-19 protocols during the examination.
The date sheet for the exams will soon be released by the education department.
The state reported 58,993 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
