Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has extended the deadline for the submission of applications for availing extra marks for drawing in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination 2019. The last date for applying for the same is now January 25.

The Board has been allotting students of Std X extra marks for drawing and other arts as well as sports in the SSC examinations for the past couple of years.

Earlier, the last date of application was January 15. However, as the results of the drawing examination were declared later than usual this time, the Board decided to extend the deadline by 10 days. The schools are now required to send the applications to the concerned divisional boards by January 25.