SSC student with cancer writes paper from hosp
MUMBAI: A student undergoing treatment for cancer was allowed to write her SSC paper from the Tata Memorial Hospital on Saturday morning.
The student of a Bandra school had to be admitted to hospital in the middle of her ongoing examinations for chemotherapy sessions.
Her sister approached Canossa High School, which was her exam centre, at 10am on
Saturday, an hour before the Geometry paper was set to begin and informed about her health condition. The school then wrote to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher
Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) requesting them to allow her to write her papers from the hospital.
“The student was determined to write the exam despite all the hardships that she was going through. When we got to know about this, we immediately requested the board to give her special permission,” said Sister Ruth, school headmistress.
The school later sent the written answer sheet to the divisional board office in Vashi as per the procedure. “We followed all the instructions that were given to us by the board,” said Sister Ruth.
Sandeep Sangave, secretary of the Mumbai divisional board, said that the student was provided all the assistance required by the board to help her write the exams.
“We ensured that our staff at the centre reached the hospital along with police to ensure that she could write her paper well. She can write all her remaining papers from the hospital. We will assist in all ways possible,” Sangave said.
The student has got a writer and 20 minutes of additional time from the board as a concession that is given to cancer patients.
The student was determined to write the exam despite all the hardships that she was going through. When we got to know about this, we immediately requested the board to give her special permission. SISTER RUTH, Canossa High School headmistress
University of Mumbai (MU) and its affiliated institutes will be directed to move their funds from private banks to nationalised banks and maintain future deposits only in such banks, Maharashtra minister for higher and technical education Uday Samant said on Saturday.
Samant was replying in the legislature to the concerns raised by Shiv Sena legislator Manisha Kayande over MU’S deposits in YES Bank worth ₹142 crore.
Referring to MU’S deposits in
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the crisis-hit bank, Samant said, “The money belongs to students and is a part of their fees and deposits. It will be protected. We will take a decision about where to transfer the money after inspecting the issue. Directions have been given to invest money only in nationalised banks henceforth.” When leader of Opposition in the Council Praveen Darekar asked Samant where the money will be transferred, he said it will be moved to a nationalised bank.