The HSC board exams begin on Tuesday across the nation and will go on till March 18. Visuals before the exams show students outside their centres doing their last preparation. (Pics/ Sameer Abedi, Ranjeet Jadhav, Prasun Choudhari, Sameer Surve)
Updated on : 11 February,2025 10:46 AM IST | Compiled by : Joy Manikumar
Students waiting outside of SIES college in Sion East which is a board centre. (Pic/Prasun Choudhari)
Board exams centres saw a huge rush outside the colleges as the HSC exams started today across Maharashtra
(In Pic: Students and parents outside Patuck Technical Junior College at Santacruz East which is a sensitive centres as per HSC board list. Pic/Ranjeet Jadhav)
Visuals show parents dropping off their students at their respective centres as the students do their last revision before entering the exam hall.
(In Pic: Students revising for the exams outside Aisha English School and Junior College, Shivaji Nagar Govandi. Pic/Sameer Abedi)
The Std XII (HSC) exams will be held from February 11 to March 18, while the Std X (SSC) exams are scheduled from February 21 to March 28
(In Pic: Students checking exam hall details outside Aisha English School and Junior College, Shivaji Nagar Govandi. Pic/Sameer Abedi)
The state government and the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) have ramped up security measures to ensure a completely copying-free examination process
(In Pic: Student rush outside Aisha English School and Junior College, Shivaji Nagar Govandi ahead of board exams. Pic/Sameer Abedi)
The board is implementing several strict protocols to prevent malpractices and uphold the integrity of the exams, scheduled between February and March
(In Pic: Students wait outside Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Vikhroli East. Pic/Sameer Surve)
Sensitive exam centres will be under drone surveillance, and video monitoring will be conducted outside examination venues to ensure compliance with strict guidelines
(In Pic: Students and parents outside Patuck Technical Junior College at Santacruz East which is a sensitive centres as per HSC board list. Pic/Ranjeet Jadhav)
Authorities have also decided to deploy mobile and static squads at examination centres
(In Pic: Students wait outside Aisha English School and Junior College, Shivaji Nagar Govandi. Pic/Sameer Abedi)
Officers and employees from various government departments will be assigned specific responsibilities to maintain a fair and disciplined examination environment
(In Pic: Students and parents outside Patuck Technical Junior College at Santacruz East which is a sensitive centres as per HSC board list. Pic/Ranjeet Jadhav)
The Mumbai Police have issued stringent orders to prevent any form of cheating during the exams, particularly concerning electronic devices.
(In Pic: students sitting in the garden reading notes before the exams opposite the Patuck Technical Junior College at Santacruz East which is a sensitive centres as per HSC board list. Pic/Ranjeet Jadhav)
The use of mobile phones, laptops, Bluetooth devices and the internet is strictly prohibited inside and near examination centres
(In Pic: Students wait outside Asmita College in Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli East ahead of board exams. Pic/Sameer Surve)
Public telephone booths, fax machines and photocopy shops within a 500-metre radius of centres will also remain closed before and during the examination period
(In Pic: HSC students wait outside Mithibai college before the examination. Pic/Ranjeet Jadhav)
These individuals will be required to carry official identification cards issued specifically for the exams
(In Pic: Parents wait outside Swami vivekanand high school and junior college in Chembur as the students write their board exam. Pic/ Sameer Abedi)
