SSC

Sarita Zagade, a 43-year-old homemaker in Mumbai, appeared for her first ever board examination on Tuesday. A resident of Wageshwari Nagar in Sewri, Sarita had to drop out of school after Class 4 due to some financial constraints.

Students with partial or full visual impairment in Maharashtra will now have the option of recording their answers on a tape recorder during the state board exams. They won't need a writer during their SSC (Class 10) and HSC (Class 12) exams any more.