Pune: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has decided to revoke the accreditation of 124 examination centres across the state due to widespread malpractices reported during the Class 12 (HSC) exams. Out of the 3,373 centres where exams were conducted, these 124 were flagged for serious irregularities.
Board Chairman Sharad Gosavi shared the information during a press briefing, stating that 271 flying squads were deployed across the state to curb any misconduct during the exams held in the nine divisional boards — Pune, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur, and Konkan.
The squads identified malpractice cases at 124 centres, prompting the Board to take strict action by canceling their recognition from the next academic year. A detailed investigation into these incidents will also be carried out.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar reported the highest number of cheating cases with 214 incidents, followed by Pune (45), Nagpur (33), Latur (37), Amravati (17), Nashik (12), Kolhapur (7), and Mumbai (9). A total of 374 cases of malpractice were recorded across the state.
In addition, FIRs were filed in 11 cases — 2 in Pune, 7 in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and 2 in Mumbai.
Gosavi also noted that while instances of malpractice have decreased in the Class 12 exams compared to last year, they have increased in the Class 10 (SSC) exams. Notably, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar reported the highest number of violations in both exams.
