In a most anticipated decision which came as good news for various student, parent and teacher communities, the Maharashtra government on Saturday decided to promote the students from class 1 to class 8 to the next class without any examination in all state board schools.
The announcement was made by the State Minister of School Education, Varsha Gaikwad who took to Twitter to write-“In view of the ongoing situation due to #Covid 19, all state board students across Maharashtra state from Class 1st to Class 8th will be promoted to the next class without any examinations. A decision regarding students of class 9th and 11th will soon be taken.”
📢 Announcement: In view of the ongoing situation due to #Covid 19, all state board students across Maharashtra state from Class 1st to Class 8th will be promoted to the next class without any examinations. A decision regarding students of class 9th and 11th will soon be taken. pic.twitter.com/3eA5hvQUG5
— Varsha Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) April 3, 2021
The decision came in the wake of the sudden surge in cases in the state irrespective of the ongoing vaccination drive. The decision was reportedly taken because of the loss of academic hours caused to students because of school shut down. It can be noted that the schools in the state remained shut since mid-March 2020 while the majority of the educational institutes conducted online classes.
Maharashtra SSC, HSC Board Examinations 2021 are scheduled to begin from April 23, 2021.
