Maharashtra: HSC exam begins in state with errors in the question paper

Updated On: 22 February, 2023 06:21 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

First paper has one answer printed instead of question and only instructions instead of two more questions

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A father wishes his daughter all the best at Podar College, Matunga on Tuesday. Pic/Ashish Raje

The HSC exam began in Maharashtra on Tuesday. A total of 14,57,293 students have registered for it, including 6,64,441 girls and 7,92,780 boys across the state. The Science stream has the highest number of candidates (66,0780), followed by the Arts stream (40,4761), and then the Commerce stream (34,5532). The remaining students are from ITI or vocational courses. Of these around 3.45 lakh students have registered for the HSC exam from Mumbai division alone.

Marks due to error

The Maharashtra State Board had promised a smooth and glitch-free exam for students. However, in the English question paper on day one, of three questions, two had only instructions, and in one the answer was printed. Students were confused. However, the State Board has announced that students will be awarded six marks for this error in the question paper.

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