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Time of India
27-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
100+ Maharashtrian students from abroad clear spl Marathi test
Mumbai: Over 100 Maharashtrian students from the US, Canada and Denmark qualified in the first-ever special Marathi language comprehensive assessment test conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Open Schooling. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Students from class 1-8 took the examination and secured qualification in the subject, with the maximum (67) coming from the US. Of the 103 students, the highest number (28) was in class I. This special language instruction and certification came about from a memorandum of understanding signed between the Brihan Maharashtra Mandal North America (BMMNA) and the education department of the state of Maharashtra last year. The idea was to teach Marathi language formally to the children of non-resident Maharashtrian parents. About 60 schools from the USA, Canada and Denmark offered the special programme curated by the state's board. Sharad Gosavi, chairman of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, said, "This programme started last year after the BMMNA reached out to us as they wanted their native language taught formally to their children." Speaking on how these exams were conducted, Gosavi said, "We gave a three-day programme to local Maharashtrian teachers who are passionate about wanting to teach Marathi. We used Balbharati textbooks to develop the curriculum for them. The exams were conducted this May. We prepared model question papers for them and the exams were held offline just like any other subject they might have." Gosavi said parents of the children were very keen to start teaching their native tongue to their children properly with a formal curriculum and exams. "We stepped in to make the whole exercise official," Gosavi said, adding that he expects more expatriate Maharashtrians to take up the subject.
Indian Express
09-07-2025
- General
- Indian Express
103 students appear for state open board Marathi exam in USA, Canada, Denmark
For the first time, 103 students from the US, Canada, and Denmark appeared for Class 1 to Class 8 Marathi language exam through the Maharashtra State Board of Open Schooling this year on May 18, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. The exam was conducted by the Maharashtra education department in collaboration with the Brihanmaharashtra Mandal North America. Marathi being awarded the Classical Language status in October last year spurred organisations to conduct this examination. The students were admitted across 60 Marathi schools/centres across the three countries and were provided Marathi textbooks published by state board publisher Balbharti. While the maximum (37) students were from the USA, 22 students were from Canada and 14 from Denmark. A healthy gender ratio was also observed as 53 of these students were male and 50 female. Milind Joshi, president of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, said, 'This is an extremely welcome step. People are taking care of their language, culture, and traditions after going to foreign lands. We should do the same here.' Soham is a Correspondent with the Indian Express in Pune. A journalism graduate, he was a fact-checker before joining the Express. Soham currently covers education and is also interested in civic issues, health, human rights, and politics. ... Read More
