Maharashtra HSC result 2020 for class 12 not to be declared on June 10

The Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) will not declare Maharashtra HSC result 2020 for the 12th class on Wednesday (June 10). As per the latest reports, the delay is due to the evaluation of the results being incomplete due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Maharashtra government had earlier been instructed by the high court to release the Maharashtra HSC, SSC Results 2020 by June 10. While the state government had earlier agreed to the same, it appears that there would be a delay in the declaration of the results. According to reports, Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad hinted that the results could now be announced in July.

As per the Education Minister, the answer sheets have been collected from post offices and the centers. They will be sent to the teachers for evaluation from here. The government has been monitoring the process since May 18, 2020. Moreover, the Maharashtra Board has also canceled the Geography Exam. It was announced that the students will be awarded average marks for the exam.

The Maharashtra Class 12 board examinations were conducted from February 18 to March 20 in nine divisions of the state. These include Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur, and Konkan. This examination was taken by 1.5 million students. The state government has also canceled the Final year university exams in the state.

Maharashtra has been one of the worst-hit states in the country. Currently, the number of cases in the state has reached over 90,000 with more than 2,000 cases being detected in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours. The death toll in the state has risen over 3,000 in the state. More than 42,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 in the state and there are 44,849 active cases at the moment.