The HSC students will be awarded full six marks for the mistakes in the English paper, held on February 21.
Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Secretary Anuradha Oak has confirmed that the mistake was genuine and the students who wrote the examinations will be awarded full marks for the wrong question. She stated that the marks will be awarded to the students who attempted the question.
The students and their parents had raised the issue with their educational institutions and also the Board. The Board, after investigation, has confirmed the mistakes, and decided to award the marks to the students.