Pallavi Smart

The bill, which was passed by the cabinet in December last year under the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government amid strong opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been pending for the Governor’s final nod.

The overall pass percentage of HSC exam this year was 94.22 per cent, a significant decline from last year's 99.63 per cent. There was a decline even in the number of candidates who scored 90 per cent and above, as it fell from 91,420 last year to 10,040 this year.

According to the colleges, this is a result of the beginning of admission process though CBSE and ISC results haven’t been declared. Most city colleges will declare their first merit list on Wednesday.

Earlier, the university’s circular declaring admission schedule had caused concern as it had asked city colleges to begin admissions even as CBSE and ISC students awaited their results.

The Yuva Sena leaders have been asked to tap into the student community as well as local Sena workers in the state in an attempt to consolidate the party’s support base.

Even as different state authorities working under the department have been tasked with implementing NEP 2020 recommendations, this eight-member committee is expected to ensure coordination between all to enhance the process.

Children in the age group of 3-18 years, including those with special needs, are the targeted beneficiaries of this campaign.

The Mumbai University on Monday evening issued a circular of schedule for degree admissions, indicating the beginning of the process, even though CBSE and ICSE Class 12 results have not been declared yet.

As per the admission schedule issued by the university on Monday evening, after the application process gets over on June 25, the first merit list will be declared on June 29.

The bridge courses have been launched for Classes 2 to 10 in subjects such as languages, Mathematics, Science and Social Science.

Out of the total 16,807 students who sat for the exam, 16,319 cleared it recording a pass percentage of 97.10. This is marginally higher than the Mumbai Division’s overall passing percentage of 96.94.

This year, 122 students from across the state scored a perfect 100 per cent of which one student is from the Mumbai Division. Last year, there were 32 students from the Mumbai division scoring a perfect 100 per cent.

The overall pass percentage has seen a considerable drop from last year’s result, which broke several records without a traditional examination. Last year, the pass percentage for Maharashtra was 99.95 per cent and for the Mumbai division it was 99.96 per cent.

The transport undertaking has announced a new scheme of special discounted rates for students but parents have are seeking the resumption of the old school-bus service by BEST.

A total of 16,38,964 candidates had registered for the SSC from across nine divisions of Maharashtra this year. The examinees included 8,89,506 boys and 7,49,458 girls.

Apart from Covid-related guidelines to ensure there is no spread of infection on school premises, schools are taking extra steps to ensure the mental wellbeing of their wards.

Maharashtra's Medical Education department issued a Government Resolution (GR) on Tuesday stating that this decision will be applicable for all those taking admission to MBBS from the academic year 2022-23.

After the initial guidelines issued on Thursday by Education Commissioner Suraj Mandhare cleared any confusion over the date of school reopening, the school education department issued a Government Resolution (GR) regarding the beginning of the new academic year.

The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) on Friday termed the order directing officers from every police station to seek permission from the zonal deputy commissioner before registering an FIR under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act as a violation of law and demanded its immediate withdrawal

A department official said that such students are currently being provided stopgap relief through different initiatives launched by the Maharashtra University of Health Science (MUHS) in the state.

In the HSC results declared on Wednesday, the Mumbai Division ranked the lowest among all nine divisions across the state.

This is a huge decline in Mumbai’s passing percentage as compared to last year when Mumbai had ranked second among all divisions with a 99.79 pass percentage.

In Maharashtra government schools, students’ performance in Class 3 was seen at 66.33 per cent whereas in private schools it was 55.44 per cent. However, their performance kept dropping with each senior class to 55 per cent (Class 5), 39 per cent (Class 8) and 32.6 per cent (Class 10), respectively.

On World Anti Child Labour Day on June 12, the commission plans to launch a website and an app. People from all strata of the society are active digitally now and we must make use of this new platform to create awareness.