Maharashtra Board Glossary: SSC and HSC Terms Explained

Board notices and result pages use many terms that can confuse students and parents. This glossary explains the most common ones in plain language. Terms are listed alphabetically. For dates and deadlines, see the Exam Calendar 2027, and for quick answers, our FAQ.

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Answer sheet photocopy

A copy of your evaluated answer sheet that you can request from the board after the result. It is usually obtained after verification of marks and before applying for revaluation, within the deadlines and fees the board notifies.

Bifocal course

A Class 11-12 option in the HSC science stream in which a vocational or technical subject is taken alongside core subjects. Bifocal subjects follow the HSC timetable, which ends on 11 March 2027 for general and bifocal streams.

DigiLocker

A Government of India platform for storing and sharing digital documents. Maharashtra board marksheets can be made available at results.digilocker.gov.in and in the DigiLocker app. See SSC Result on DigiLocker.

Distinction

The top category under the commonly applied SSC scheme, for students scoring 75% or above overall. The board’s circular is the final authority on grading.

Division (result category)

The class awarded based on overall percentage: First Division (60-74.99%), Second Division (45-59.99%) or Pass (35-44.99%), under the commonly applied SSC scheme.

Divisional board

One of the nine regional offices through which the state board conducts exams: Pune, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur and Konkan (Ratnagiri). More on Divisional Boards.

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Exam form

The registration that enrols a student for the board exam. For SSC 2027, the extended last date at regular fee is 30 November 2026.

Form No. 17

The form through which private candidates, who are not enrolled as regular school students, register for the SSC exam. For 2027, its extended last date with super late fee was 18 November 2026.

FYJC

First Year Junior College, meaning Class 11. Admission is through a centralised online process run by the state School Education Department after SSC results. See FYJC 11th Admission.

Grace marks

Extra marks that a board may award under its own rules, for example to help a student who falls just short of passing or for specified activities. Eligibility and limits are set by board circulars, so check the official rules.

Hall ticket

The admit card for the board exam, showing your seat number, photo, subjects and exam centre. Schools download it from the board portal and give it to students. You must carry it to every paper.

HSC

Higher Secondary Certificate, the Class 12 board exam. HSC 2027 written exams run from 8 February to 11 March 2027.

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Improvement scheme

An option that lets a student who has already passed appear again to try to improve their marks, under conditions set by the board. Improvement candidates are among those who fill SSC exam forms.

Internal assessment

Marks given by the school for practicals, orals, projects or other activities during the year. For SSC 2027, these assessments are held between 28 January and 13 February 2027.

MSBSHSE

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, the body that conducts SSC and HSC exams. Its headquarters is in Shivajinagar, Pune.

PFN

An abbreviation sometimes seen on board result sheets and forms next to a candidate’s record. Its exact meaning in a given document is defined by the board, so check the key printed on the document or ask your school.

Practical exam

A hands-on test, such as a science laboratory exam, held before the written papers. HSC 2027 practicals run from 20 January to 6 February 2027.

Private candidate

A student who appears for the board exam without being enrolled in a regular school, registering through Form No. 17 with an enrolment certificate.

Provisional marksheet

The marksheet you see and download online on result day. It is useful for immediate needs, but the original marksheet and certificate are issued through the school some weeks later.

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Regular student

A student enrolled in a recognised school or junior college, who is registered for the board exam by that institution.

Repeater

A student who appears again for the exam after not clearing it earlier.

Revaluation

Re-assessment of an answer sheet by the board after the result. It is applied for online within the board’s deadline, usually after obtaining a photocopy of the answer sheet. See SSC Verification and Revaluation.

SARAL

The online system through which schools register and maintain student records. Regular SSC students are registered for the exam by their school through SARAL.

Seat number

The unique number (बैठक क्रमांक) printed on your hall ticket. You need it, together with your mother’s first name, to check your SSC result.

SSC

Secondary School Certificate, the Class 10 board exam. SSC 2027 written exams run from 15 February to 15 March 2027.

Supplementary exam

A re-exam, usually held in June-July, for students who did not clear one or more subjects in the main exam. The SSC supplementary result 2026 was declared on 14 July 2026.

Verification of marks

A check that all answers in your answer sheet were evaluated and the marks were totalled correctly. It is applied for online after the result, within deadlines and fees notified by the board.