India, June 11 -- In an important update for students taking admission for Class 11, the Maharashtra education department has allowed them to keep terms (ATKT) for only students from the state board.

Sriram Panzade, director, secondary and higher secondary education, said, "Only those state board students who failed in one or two subjects in their exams will be allowed to take admission under ATKT. Students from other boards must pass all subjects to get admission to Class 11 in Maharashtra."

Students eligible for ATKT can apply for Class 11 admission after Class 10 supplementary exams result are declared. Also, those who want to take the science stream in Class 11 must have at least 40% marks in the science subject in their Class 10 ex...