MUMBAI: The much-awaited “Best Five’’ policy for junior college admissions has finally been passed by the state government. According to this policy, out of the six subjects for the SSC exams, the marks in the best five subjects will be counted during junior college admissions. “We want to reduce the stress that students face during the exams,’’ said state education minister Balasaheb Thorat. The policy will be implemented this year itself.
The new decision is in sync with the national boards. CBSE students appear for five subjects at the Class X board exams. While ICSE students appear for seven subjects, the ICSE board takes into consideration the marks for the best five subjects.
The government had recently called for suggestions on the Best Five policy. Of the 250 emails that the government received from the public, an overwhelming majority (189) were in favour of the policy. Of the remaining, 59 opposed the policy and 2 neither supported nor opposed it.
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