To many it seems that the Maharashtra State Board has thrown in the towel after assigning the schools to the students, providing no assistance to the institutions in need. “After years of having only 700-750 students, the board has suddenly sent 1000 SSC and 533 HSC students our way,” said Sudhir Ghagas, Principal of Padmashri Annasaheb Jadhav School in Bhiwandi.