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| 03rd
March 2010 / Times of India / Pune Edition |
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16 lakh students to appear for SSC exam
Exams Will Be Held At 19,478 Schools In 3,692 Centres
Pune: The Secondary School Certificate (SSC,Std X) examination,conducted
by the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher
Secondary Education,will begin on March 4.Eight divisional
boards across the state at Pune,Nagpur,Aurangabad,Mumbai,Kolhapur,Amravati,Nasik
and Latur,will conduct the exams in their respective regions.
A statement released by the board on Tuesday said that
as many as 16.26 lakh students,comprising 9.01 lakh boys
and 7.24 lakh girls,are expected to appear for the examination.The
exams will be held at 19,478 schools in 3,692 centres.
Tukaram Supe,secretary of the board said multiple question
papers will be given for English (third language ) and
mathematics.The total of three language subjects must
be a minimum of 105 marks to attain passing marks.However,if
the candidate fails in any of the three languages,he/she
has to score a minimum of 25% marks and will be eligible
for this concession if all three subjects have been appeared
for.
From the academic year 2009-10,general mathematics I and
II has been introduced as an alternative subject to mathematics
(algebra and geometry).This is the first time an examination
for this subject will be conducted.General mathematics
will also have a multiple question paper.
Question papers for Sindhi (second language),Telugu and
Kannada (second/third language) will be set as per the
new textbook introduced in 2009-10.
For the subject environment,40 marks have been allocated
for the project and 60 marks for the written paper.In
order to pass in this subject,14 out of 40 marks in the
project and 21 out of 60 marks in the written paper is
mandatory.
A total of seven flying squads for each district (245
squads for 35 districts ) have been appointed to avoid
malpractice.
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