Mumbai: City-based teachers have complained that the answer papers of the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams which began on March 1 are yet to reach them for assessment. Technically, the answer papers are supposed to reach the schools within three to four days after the exams. Schools and teachers are worried that the delay might lead to delay in declaration of results.
Till now, papers of language subjects, English, Algebra, Geometry, Science and Technology (I&II) have been completed. Archi Kabir, a teacher, said, “We have received the blueprints but papers of subjects such as English, Geometry and Science are yet to reach our school. If they continue to send answer papers late, our assessment process will be extended, which may then clash with our exams of other grade students.”
As per procedure laid down by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), once the exams are over, bundles of answer papers are packed and sent to the head centres of each region. After this process, these bundles are sent to each school by post. There are 994 centres in the Mumbai region which includes Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts. According to board officials, sometimes, delivery of papers takes time as some centres are really far away from the school location.
Subhash Borse, in-charge secretary of MSBSHSE (Mumbai region), said, “Teachers don't need to panic at all as delay by a few days is a common occurrence..”
Mr Borse further said that, “I visited a centre in Khopoli and there, they have received all the answer papers and the assessment process is going on smoothly.”
