Today, Saturday, August 10, the Meghalaya Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma, said the state school education board will conduct two Class X examinations next year.

The Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) will conduct two Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (SSLC) examinations in 2025, Sangma told PTI.

He said this proposal to amend the Meghalaya Board of School Education Regulation for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination 2011 was approved by the state cabinet on Friday, August 9.

This move to have two SSLC examinations is to provide a second chance to students who did not pass the Board exam.

"From the beginning of 2025, MBOSE will hold two SSLC board exams each year. The first exam will take place in February or early March," said Sangma.

He further said, "The second will allow students who fail in all or a few subjects to retake the exam within one to two months which will be in May," said Sangma.

Besides this, the education minister said that this move aligns with the ongoing implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and is designed to support students by reducing the time lost between attempts.

Furthermore, the cabinet had also approved the decision to do away with optional paper or 'best of five papers' from the 2026-2027 academic years, this means that all students from 2026-2027 will have to pass all six subjects in the board examination.

The cabinet also approved the Service Rules for the Meghalaya Public School Service Rules, the Meghalaya Subordinate Water Resources Engineering Service Rules, 2024 and the Farmers Empowerment Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024.