The education department of the state might move the supplementary examinations for 10th and 12th standard to November, amidst the rise in the cases of coronavirus in the state.
With the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state and the consequent lockdown, the education department has been considering it to be feasible to conduct the examinations at a later date when the situation stabilizes. Although the department is yet to come up with a circular to that effect, officials have noted that a postponement is likely.
Back in August, according to a letter sent to the secretaries of all divisional boards, the Maharashtra State Board had proposed to hold supplementary exams from October 6 to 23. The proposed schedule for Class 12 exams was October 6 to 29. Till date, the board has not made any official announcement with regards to the same.
The supplementary examinations are held every year for the students who have failed to clear the class 10th and class 12th examinations. These examinations are usually held in the month of July and the consequent results are released in August. Therefore, the students who pass the exams are able to join junior colleges in the same year.
On the other hand, the practical examinations for the final-year exam will commence on September 15 whereas the theory examinations are to start from October 1. On September 3, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, as chancellor of universities asked the state universities to complete the process including the declaration of the results by October 31.
The final-year examinations are to be held at home and was approved by the Governor, in view of the coronavirus outbreak. The decision was released keeping the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines in mind, however, over the last few months, the state government has been trying hard to cancel examinations, to ensure safety for the students amidst the pandemic.