HSC students in Maharashtra need only 35% in practical & theory to pass

HSC science students who have been complaining about the difficult physics paper have been given a reprieve.

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has issued a notification stating that students need not pass the theory exam independently with 25% as was proposed earlier.

Instead, they can score a minimum of 35 marks in practicals and theory put together out of the total 100.

A notification was issued to this effect on Saturday.

The move has come as a relief to many students who thought the physics paper was not only lengthy but also very tough.

According to Proposed system students should score 25% marks independently in theory exam for passing in PCMB. However in current system students have to score a minimum of 35 marks in both theory and practical marks combined together in PCMB.