The Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday released an advisory for students appearing for the written examination on February 26.

Abiding by the Bombay High Court directives, the board will allow the use of calculators for students with learning disabilities (Dyslexia-Dysgraphia-Dyscalculia), students who have opted for maths and commerce students who have opted for book-keeping and accountancy.

However, calculators on mobile phones will however not be allowed, a press release issued by the board said.

Examination for the Information Technology paper will be conducted online. A total of 56,823 students are scheduled to appear for this examination.

In an effort to regularise pre-primary school training in India, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University will introduce a two-year master's programme in early child care education (ECCE) from the coming academic year. This is the first time a post-graduate degree will be offered in early childhood education in India.

The principals' meet of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GHSHEB) held on Tuesday may bode many changes in the future, especially for English medium schools and their students. The GHSHEB has received a memorandum from English medium schools, asking for a separate merit list for their students in both the SSC and HSC examinations.

The memorandum stated that, every year, English medium students were unable to secure marks in parity with Gujarati medium students because of the lack of teachers for assessment of the formers' papers. The principals also raised the issue of errors found every year in English medium textbooks.

The Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Tuesday released an advisory for students appearing for the written examination beginning from February 26.

Following the Bombay High Court directives, the board will allow the use of calculators for students with learning disabilities (dyslexia-dysgraphia-dyscalculia) and those who have opted for maths, commerce, book-keeping and accountancy.

However, the calculators on mobile phones will not be allowed, a press release issued by the board stated.

The examination for information technology (IT) paper, in which 56,823 students are scheduled to appear, will be conducted online.

As the country's finest B school, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), prepares for its final placements starting Wednesday in the background of global recession, there might be an 11 per cent fall in the number of companies participating in the final placement process this year.

There were mixed feelings among students on the campus. While some students, in a bid for last-minute preparations, excitedly conducted casual discussion sessions with batch mates, others were relaxed as they adopted a wait and watch policy. With the fall of major investment banks and the ongoing economic turmoil, the placements scenario on the campus this year is bound to witness some changes.

It's nearly time for the final job placements at the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, and students here are mentally gearing up to face the toughest placement the campus has witnessed till date, thanks to the recession.

The placements have been slated for February 27, but there seems to be an unofficial gag order on the campus because officials, students and faculty members are tight-lipped on what's in store this year.

"Lateral placements, which began in December, will conclude on February 26. While final placements will start from February 27 onwards," said Vineet Sharma, a student placement committee member.