Students arrive for the HSC exam at Wilson College yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate

Even as the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination began smoothly yesterday, a case in Solapur division led to panic about a paper leak, in Mumbai division. About an hour after the paper began, an image, allegedly of the question paper, started being circulated on social media. While students panicked thinking this would be another year of paper leaks during the HSC exam, the Maharashtra State Board clarified that it was considered to be a case of exam malpractice and not a paper leak. It was a blurred image, and officials could not identify if it was yesterday's paper. The board has called for a report on the incident after an inquiry.