Students across Maharashtra appeared for the SSC board examinations on Friday, with hundreds gathering at centres including Mahim Saraswati Mandir High School in Mumbai. The MSBSHSE has deployed CCTV surveillance, flying squads and anti-cheating measures statewide (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi and PTI)
Updated On: 2026-02-20 02:54 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
Maharashtra SSC aspirants at Mahim Saraswati Mandir High School Examination Centre on the first day of the Secondary School Certificate examinations in Mumbai
Nervous yet hopeful students start writing their exams in Mahim Saraswati Mandir High School on Friday
Authorities oversee arrangements at Mahim Saraswati Mandir High School as thousands of students appear for the SSC examination from today
Students engaged in last-minute revision outside centres before appearing for the SSC exam
SSC aspirants queue up outside exam centres as the Maharashtra Secondary School Certificate exams begin today
Early morning scenes at centres across Maharashtra as students arrive to write their SSC board examinations
The MSBSHSE will conduct exams at 5,119 centres across nine divisions, with CCTV monitoring, 271 flying squads, helplines, counsellors, and strict anti-cheating measures in place
Students appearing for SSC exams were being welcomed with a rose at the exam centers in Mumbai (Pic/PTI)
Parents stand outside an examination centre as their children appear for the Maharashtra SSC exams on Friday (Pic/PTI)
Students prepare last minute on the day of their first Maharashtra SSC exams (Pic/PTI)
A total of 16,15,489 students from across Maharashtra have registered for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination to be conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) in February-March 2026 (Pic/PTI)