India, May 18 -- The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is planning two major reforms related to class 10 and 12 examinations including a complete restructuring of the question paper format to reduce length and printing costs, and stricter legal provisions to bring answer sheet tampering and manipulation of marks under the ambit of criminal offences.

Board chairman Trigun Kulkarni shared the details of the proposed changes, stating that the reforms are aimed at reducing student stress, simplifying examination patterns, and strengthening the credibility of the evaluation process.

Firstly, the board has decided to restructure the question papers which currently run into 10 to 11 pages for some su...