Summary:
The move will provide a level-playing field for the students of the state SSC board, and increase the probability for them to secure admissions in their colleges of choice. School education minister Ashish Shelar told the state legislative assembly that the seats in colleges in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur would be increased. In Pune and Nagpur, the seats will be increased by 10% for all three streams in colleges which are high on demand. Seats in other colleges will be approved at the deputy director level considering their demand and needs. In the 2018-19 academic year, the syllabus for the SSC board had been changed, and the internal assessments for languages and social sciences had been done away with..