25 February,2009 08:06 AM IST | | Agencies
The Board has arranged for counsellors and psychiatrists to help students deal with exam stress.
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According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the HSC boardline set up last year to address hall ticket and exam queries, will now address calls from students to help them deal with exam stress.
The helpline - 27893756 - will be operational from February 25 to March 23.
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Board divisional secretary Basanti Roy said that while helpline operators had received calls from burnt out students last year, they had to turn them away for lack of professional expertise.
However now, if a distressed student calls the helpline, the call will be forwarded to one of their four experts, who are working for free.
A total of 16,84,226 students this year from Maharashtra will give their HSC and SSC examinations.
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"When a student knows that the Board will deal with his anxiety it makes it far more credible than any regular helpline," said psychiatrist Rajendra Barve, who works with IIT hospital is one of the experts who will offer counseling.
"The fact that they have a reliable place to seek help will make them feel better instantly."
