Maharashtra cancels Class 10, 12 board exams

The Maharashtra government on Thursday formally announced the cancellations of the Class X and XII board examinations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The decision comes after the CBSE and several states cancelled the exams owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The board exams for (SSC) Class X and (HSC) XII stands cancelled,” state Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar announced after a review meeting of the Disaster Management Unit chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Last month, the government decided to cancel the Class X examinations, however, the formal announcement was made after the DMU meeting. The board would give mass promotion to Class 10 students and the results will be declared in June based on the marks obtained by the students in Class IX exam and Class X internal exams.

As far as the Class XII exams are concerned, on Sunday, Thackeray appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a national decision. The Centre cancelled the CBSE Class XII exam – enabling the states to take similar decisions.

On Wednesday, at the weekly cabinet meeting the issue was discussed after which School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that the proposal has been sent to the DMU.

The modalities of Class XII promotions would be worked out soon.

Meanwhile, state Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant said that his department was ready for the CET examination both online or offline.