Paakhee Jain dropped out of school last year in Class VII. A state-level badminton player, she wanted to concentrate on her chosen sport but the month-long training sessions were taking a toll on her academic life and the school was not too happy with her low attendance. On Thursday, Paakhee along with two other children and education minister Vinod Tawde in Pune launched the online registration for admission to Class V and VIII of the Maharashtra State Board of Open Schooling (MSBOS). “The students who take admission in these courses will have to complete 20 contact sessions in their respective study centres before appearing for the examination, which will be taken twice in a year,” said Subhash Rathod, state coordinator, MSBOS. “There are 543 study centres across the state and students must compulsorily pass in at least five subjects as per the norms of the board to qualify in the respective levels and move on to next stage.” The registrations will be on till January 31 an...
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