Server crash hassles scores of SSC students
MUMBAI: For a large number of Class 10 students of the state board, chaos, panic and anxiety were prolonged for hours on Friday, as the results server crashed, leaving them clueless about their scores till evening.
The results were announced on the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education’s (MSBSHSE) website – http:// result.mh-ssc.ac.in – at 1pm. The server, however, crashed within a few hours and remained out of service till late night. Board officials told HT that lakhs of students tried accessing their results at the same time, causing the server to crash. Schools said at least 50% students were unable to access their results till evening. The schools had sent marks of over 15.75 lakh secondary school certificate (SSC) students to the board this year, of which over 15.74 lakh passed the exam. After receiving a series of complaints from students across the state, the board officials called for a meeting of officials in the evening. Details of the meeting, however, were not made public. “Several of our students had gathered at the school around 1pm and several waited on the campus till 6pm, without any results. By 10pm on Friday, over 50% of our batch still had not got their results,” said the principal of a state board school in the suburbs.
State school education minister Varsha Gaikwad on Friday evening called for an inquiry into the issue. “Every year there is a delay in accessing results, but this year it has gone too far.”
PASS PERCENTAGE STANDS AT 99.95%
RESULTS OUT: WHAT NEXT?
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) on Friday reported a pass percentage of 99.95% across the state for Class 10 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 2020-21 exam. This is a record pass percentage, according to the board officials.
With the stress of the common entrance test (CET), scheduled to be held on or before August 21 looming over their heads, Class 10 students of the state board, as well as schools and colleges, are waiting for an official notification from the government to clarify all doubts.