India, Feb. 19 -- A total of 16,15,489 students will appear for the Class 10 or Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations to be conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) across the state from February 20 to March 18. The exams will be held through its nine divisional boards in Pune, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur and Konkan, acting chairperson of MSBSHSE Nandkumar Bedse said on Wednesday.

The students include 8,65,740 boys, 7,49,736 girls, and 13 transgender students. Students from 23,683 schools will appear for the exams at 5,111 centers across Maharashtra.

The timetable and hall tickets have already been published and distributed t...