MSBSHSE to create common database for schools, colleges

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has decided to create a common database for all schools and colleges in order to smoothly conduct Class 10 and 12 board exams in Maharashtra.

All schools and junior colleges in the state have to create their profiles on the board’s official website and have to mention details about their infrastructure, teachers, pass percentage, enrolment among others. The portal will allow institutes to create their profiles and enter the required data by September 30, as mentioned in a circular released on August 16.

Sharad Khandagale, Secretary, Mumbai divisional board said, “Every year, the board needs a lot of information from schools and colleges before conducting exams. Simple tasks like allotting the work of evaluation exam centers requires data of the respective area.”

He also noted that the board has to spend a lot of time writing to the institutes who often do not send the data on time leading to delays in these processes. On the basis of the data entered by schools and colleges, the board plans to do a google mapping of eligible institutes for board exams.