Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (SSC / HSC) · Standards 1 to 12
Best Scholarship Exam for Maharashtra State Board (SSC & HSC) Students
Students across Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Thane and rural Maharashtra often take the MSCE Pune Scholarship Exam in Class 5 and Class 8. The ANOQR Scholarship Exam (in association with Brets Pvt Ltd) opens merit scholarship opportunities to every standard from Class 1 to Class 12 — taken online from home in 60 minutes.
Active across: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Solapur, Kolhapur & all districts of Maharashtra
- Exam fee
- ₹199
- Winner scholarship
- ₹1,000/mo × 12
- Free courses for all
- Worth ₹25,000
- Format
- 1 hour, online
Student evaluation benchmark
Why Maharashtra Board parents use this exam to evaluate English, GK & character
Whether your child studies in an English-medium, semi-English or Marathi-medium school in Maharashtra, strong English communication and General Knowledge are decisive for higher education and careers. This exam acts as an annual and monthly evaluation benchmark that pairs merit stipends with free LangVR English learning courses for every participant.
Every participant unlocks ₹25,000 worth of free LangVR courses
Whether your child tops the merit list on their first attempt or uses it as an evaluation benchmark, submitting the 1-hour exam immediately unlocks free LangVR English and skill courses worth ₹25,000. Top scorers in each standard win ₹1,000 every month for 12 months (₹12,000 in total) plus winner courses worth ₹1,00,000.
How the 60-minute paper fits Maharashtra Board students
15 min
General knowledge
India and the world, science around us, history, geography, sport and the environment — stable facts a curious student in that standard should know, whatever their board.
15 min
Life skills & character
Short real-life situations — a friend in trouble, a stranger online, a mistake to own up to — where the student chooses the kind, honest, safe or sensible thing to do.
30 min
English language
Vocabulary in context, grammar, listening to spoken English, reading, building sentences, writing a few lines — and reading a sentence aloud, marked for clarity and pronunciation.
- Available to all Standards 1 to 12 across SSC and HSC schools in Maharashtra — not restricted only to Std 5 and Std 8.
- Marathi parent guides are published at anoqr.com/scholarship/guides/mr so families across Maharashtra can read full rules in Marathi.
- Tests practical English listening, reading, writing and speaking alongside General Knowledge and Life Skills.
- Taken online from any smartphone or laptop at home — no Sunday travel to distant exam centres in Mumbai traffic or district towns.
Age-appropriate bands across Class 1 to 12
Standards 1–2 · Ages 6–7
- • Tap to choose a picture-simple answer
- • Listen and pick the word you heard
- • Build a sentence from word tiles
- • Read one short sentence aloud
Standards 3–5 · Ages 8–10
- • Synonyms, opposites and tenses
- • A short story to read and answer
- • Listen for details
- • Write three sentences on a topic
Standards 6–8 · Ages 11–13
- • Idioms, error spotting and word stress
- • Reading for inference
- • Listening and pronunciation
- • A 60-word paragraph
Standards 9–12 · Ages 14–17
- • One-word substitution, reported speech
- • Tone and purpose of a passage
- • Commonly confused words
- • A 100-word opinion paragraph
Preparation tips for Maharashtra Board students
- Read the Marathi or English preparation guide with your child and try a practice round on the dashboard before starting the live 1-hour timer.
- Encourage daily English sentence reading aloud to gain full marks on the AI pronunciation and clarity task.
- Focus on steady accuracy across all three sections (GK, Life Skills, English).
Read the two-week preparation plan and the complete guide to school scholarships in India.
Answers
Questions Maharashtra Board parents ask
Can Maharashtra Board students in any class from Standard 1 to 12 apply?
Yes. Every student in Standard 1 to Standard 12 studying under Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (SSC / HSC) is eligible. Each standard has its own separate merit list, so a Class 4 student competes only with other Class 4 students.
Does the exam require special coaching outside the Maharashtra Board syllabus?
No outside coaching is needed. The 60-minute online paper tests 15 minutes of age-appropriate General Knowledge, 15 minutes of Life Skills & Character, and 30 minutes of English (vocabulary, reading, listening, writing and reading a sentence aloud).
What does every Maharashtra Board participant receive, and what do winners get?
The exam registration fee is ₹199. Every student who takes the exam immediately unlocks free LangVR learning courses worth ₹25,000. Top scorers on each standard's merit list who clear the verification interview receive ₹1,000 every month for 12 months (paid on the 5th of each month), a verifiable certificate, a memento, and winner courses worth ₹1,00,000.
How is the BRETS & ANOQR Scholarship Exam a benchmark for student evaluation?
Unlike rote school tests or MCQ-only Olympiads, this 1-hour exam evaluates how a child actually listens, reads for inference, writes in their own words, speaks English aloud (scored by AI for clarity without accent bias), knows the world around them, and makes ethical life choices.
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