Thousands of students across the state appear for the Maharashtra State Board exams for HSC as well as the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Class 10 exam. These contact numbers are available for students appearing for both exams along with their parents, as well as for teachers who wish to discuss any exam-related stress faced by themselves or their wards. MSBSHSE president Trigun Kulkarni said, “State board exams are important and are often the first important exams for many students. This can cause a certain amount of stress for some of them. Counselors are a service regularly provided by the Maharashtra State Board to help students appearing for board exams deal with the stress they face around the exams.”

The note issued by the state board further adds, “However, students and parents should note that they should not ask counselors questions related to exam centers, seating arrangements, question papers or other such matters.”
According to state board officials, these counselors are specially appointed to help students deal with the stress they feel around exams and should be used for the same and not to resolve technical queries. For technical queries related to board exams, separate helplines are run by the divisional level offices of the Maharashtra state board, the board official said.

This year, the Maharashtra State Board also launched its official YouTube channel and expanded its presence on other social media platforms to reach out to young students. The YouTube channel has already posted several informative videos on technical information related to board exams, along with recorded messages from well-known personalities that help students understand how to stay calm during exams.

HSC written exams are scheduled from February 10 to March 18, while SSC written exams will be held from February 20 to March 18.