After sanctioning time extension provisions to differently-abled students who are hearing impaired, blind, autistic or have learning disabilities, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has now added students suffering from thalassemia to their list.

Like the differently-abled students, these students too are to get 20 extra minutes in addition to the prescribed 1-hour for their 2014 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams.