Students of SSC and HSC will have to travel to their respective schools and junior colleges for their exams this year, as the institutes have been designated as exam centres. They will also get extra time to give the exam. Except for students of the Science stream, all other practical assessments will be based on assignments and projects, which will be submitted post the written examinations. With these and similar other special measures, the Maharashtra State Board is all set to hold offline examinations for classes X and XII, amid the pandemic.

The state school education minister, Varsha Gaikwad, on Saturday, announced the special measures to be taken for the upcoming Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations offline. This year, there will be one more chance for students to appear for exams —June. This is if any of the students fail to appear in the first exam, or if anyone falls sick, their residence falls in a containment zone, and other or similar reasons.