Section 76 in The Goa, Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Rules, 1975
76. Exemption.
(1)A candidate for SSC/HSSC examination securing not less than minimum passing percentage of the maximum marks assigned to a subject shall be allowed to claim exemption from re-appearing in that subject, for subsequent examination of the Board, if he/she claims such exemption (duly verified and endorsed by the Head of the school through which he/she appears) in his/her application for admission to the examination.(2)The claim of a candidate for exemption in a subject shall stand forfeited if the same is not claimed for the immediate next examination for which he/she appears.
