Meanwhile, teachers claim that students are not getting pressurised by the 100 marks’ paper as the mock tests, preliminary examinations and question paper dummy are helping them practice before book stand suppliers the final exams commence. A senior official from the department said, “We should wait and see how things go because the students are the ones who will either get affected or benefitted. According to officials of the state education department, the project will be examined and as per the results and response from the stakeholders, it will be decided whether or not to continue with the idea. It is not yet decided but this will surely only benefit the students.The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) scrapped the oral examinations which are conducted for language subjects at the school level.”Several parents however are against the idea of scrapping the orals, given the junior college admissions that will follow after the SSC examinations.Oral exams for SSC scrapped on pilot basis THE ASIAN AGE. Several parents however are against the idea of scrapping the orals, given the junior college admissions that will follow after the SSC examinations. The idea of scrapping internal assessment – oral examinations – for state board students beginning this academic year (2018-19) is being executed as a pilot project. However, we are quite positive that things will work out given the mock tests and question paper format being uploaded on the Balbharti website for students to download and practice on their own and at the school level.However, last year (2017-18), the board announced that it would scrap this pattern for Class 9 students. The state education department came up with the idea after receiving several complaints about a biased marking system by schools to better their passing percentage. The same students would have to follow a similar examination pattern – without oral exam marks (20) – by attempting a 100 marks’ question paper – in their Class 10. These exams carried 20 marks per student, and were assessed by schoolteachers based on students’ performance. The project will be examined and as per the results and response from the stakeholders

Earlier in May, the Delhi Police Crime Branch had arrested the alleged kingpin in the SSC paper leak case.The CBI also informed that they are conducting searches at 12 locations across the country.Among the ones against whom the FIR has been registered is a head of the content team of an IT company.On March 27, a joint team of the UP Special Task Force and Delhi Police Crime Branch had busted a gang involved in the said case.SSC paper leak: CBI registers case, conducts raids at 12 locations The case has been registered under criminal conspiracy, cheating, Prevention of Corruption Act and the Information Technology Act, 2000.It was also revealed that the question paper was leaked 20 minutes before the examination.Earlier on February 28, a group of students led by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari took to the streets against the alleged leak in the SSC examination and termed it as &China pencil39;mass cheating'.They had arrested four accused in the case, who used to help candidates cheat in the exams with the help of an online app called 'Team Viewer'.The case has been registered under section 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating), Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act and the Information Technology Act, 2000. Earlier on February 28, a group of students led by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari took to the streets against the alleged leak in the SSC examination and termed it as 'mass cheating'. (Photo: ANI) # The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday registered an FIR against 17 people in Staff Selection Commission (SSC) paper leak case.On February 24, the SSC released a notice saying that the exam held on February 21 was delayed due to 'technical reasons' and will be re-conducted on March 9, 2018