Monday, November 21, 2016

State: Score 40%, not 35%, to pass scholarship exam

Nov 19 2016 : The Times of India (NaviMumbai)
 
State: Score 40%, not 35%, to pass scholarship exam
Mumbai
TIMES NEWS NETWORK


Class V and VII students who will appear fo the state scholarship exams will have to score 40%, instead of 35%, to pass, and no studen will be declared `fail'.
 
According to a recent go vernment resolution, repor cards will not mention `pass or `fail', instead the Maha rashtra State Council of Ex aminations will pronounce i the student is eligible or ineli gible for scholarship.

Starting this year, class V and VIII students will take the scholarship exam, instead of class IV and VII students as re quired by the RTE Act. The state has also brought abou changes in the exam pattern and marking system this year Students will have to take two papers of 150 marks each in stead of three papers of 10 marks and score above 40% to be eligible for scholarship.

The government resolu tion also said that CBSE and CISCE board students wil continue to take the exam, bu will not be eligible to receive the scholarship money .




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