Amidst a lot of apprehensions regarding the new syllabus for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, about 2 lakh candidates appeared for the first paper - Marathi - on Friday.

The examination went smoothly and many of the candidates spoke of how the language paper was easy, and not lengthy at all. The application-based question paper set by the Maharashtra State Board was certainly a hit among the students, who also said that Balbharati's online tutorials helped them a lot.