Students appearing for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this academic year are in for another surprise. Their question paper pattern for language subjects has been changed, according to a circular issued by the Balbharati, Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, on October 30.

This batch is the first one to appear for the new curriculum. They will also have 100-mark papers instead of the earlier 80-20 division where 20 marks were reserved for internal school-level assessment.