This story is from June 9, 2019

Just 20 students score 100%, 16 are from Latur

Only 20 students across the state managed to score a perfect 100 in the secondary school certificate (SSC, Std X) exam this year. Of the total, 16 students are from Latur, three from Aurangabad and one from Amravati.
Just 20 students score 100%, 16 are from Latur
PUNE: Only 20 students across the state managed to score a perfect 100 in the secondary school certificate (SSC, Std X) exam this year. Of the total, 16 students are from Latur, three from Aurangabad and one from Amravati.
The students scored 100% by virtue of additional marks for participating in sports, arts and Scout-Guide. In comparison, 2018 had seen 125 students beam with pride at their perfect score.
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There has been an overall reduction in the number of students getting higher marks due to the changed curricula, question-paper pattern and evaluation.
This, in turn, is reflected in the number of students getting a perfect 100 score across the state
If 1,36,979 students were able to get additional marks under various quota this year, the number of beneficiaries last year stood at 1,70,030. The number of beneficiaries have reduced due to fewer students getting benefits under two subheadings — drama and drawing. In 2018, the number of students getting additional marks in the two categories was 336 and 1,61,021, whereas the corresponding numbers in 2019 were 49 and 1,11,975.

The first additional quota for sports was added in 2008. After this, in 2017 the state board of secondary and higher secondary education, recognized the relevance of students participating in cultural activities and added art as a quota for additional marks. The latest quota to be added in this fold is the National Cadet Corp (NCC) and Scout & Guide in the 2018-19 academic year. Two NCC and 34 Scout-Guide students were given grace marks.
Principal of Hingane Shikshan Prashala Sunanda Chavan said, “Corresponding to the overall result, there is a natural dip in students who scored 100%. It’s a natural decline. This means that there will be less competition during admissions and students would be most relieved.”
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