After the State Education Department had announced that aptitude tests would be mandatory for all Class X students from this academic year itself, a month-wise timetable has been issued to officials to ensure whether work is finished within the stipulated time and the state doesn’t fall back on its words. The sudden decision was welcomed by the students, has drawn criticism from various experts due to short time frame given for its implementation. The work had begun from November 2015 when Institute of Vocational Guidance and Selection has decided the parameters for psychological counselling after which the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will prepare the online apparatus for conducting these tests by December. By January, district level counsellors would be given counselling material and in every school, teachers who are trained in computers or conducted business-oriented education would be trained.
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