More than 1.6 million students of class 10 will undertake the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) tests from Feb. 20 to March 18 this year at 5,111 locations throughout the state. Exams for Class 10 will be administered by the State Board's nine zonal boards including Pune, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur, and Konkan.
Students are required to arrive at their examination location 30 minutes prior to the start of the tests. The initial session is scheduled to commence at 10:30 AM, while the subsequent session will start at 2:30 PM. Exam takers will be granted an additional 10 minutes in all assessments. In comparison to the previous year, there has been an increase of 3,879 students who signed up for the test.
Nandkumar Bedse, the acting chairman of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), informed The Times of India that 93 distinct instances of cheating were uncovered last year during the SSC examination, along with 226 additional cases of malpractice confirmed throughout the entire examination period, including the grading process.
Bedse further emphasized that the board is implementing all necessary precautions to prevent malpractice and secure a just examination environment, including both sitting and flying squads. Any individual found engaged in dishonest activities or aiding others in cheating will face consequences under the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices Act of 1982, as reported by TOI.
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Teachers suspended over cheating instances
At least 39 teachers were suspended across the state as of Wednesday evening for their alleged involvement in malpractices during the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam for Std XII students, which began on Feb 10. These include 21 in Kannad taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, 12 in Chousala village of Beed, and six in Jalna district, as per TOI.
''There was an incident of mass copying in Washim, where 27 teachers were involved. An FIR was lodged and we are in the process of suspending them too. The board is also looking at why CCTV cameras of an exam centre in Basmath, Hingoli, were not working for some time, as there was no electricity-related issue in the area at the time. We suspended the centre head, and a committee is looking into this," Bedse told TOI.
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