42 ‘copy’ cases reported on Day 1 of HSC exam in Maharashtra

Chairperson of Maharashtra State Board Sharad Gosavi, said, “We did not expect that determination volition beryllium nary copying astatine all. Compared to past year’s 58 copy-cases connected time 1 of the HSC exam, the fig of transcript cases reported this twelvemonth are lesser. The consciousness nether the copy-free-exam run seems to person made an impact.”

All the 42 transcript cases volition beryllium scrutinised further to determine if immoderate enactment needs to beryllium taken. The scrutiny volition see knowing the quality of these transcript cases and whether these cases are reported by the respective exam centres oregon the ones spotted by state-board appointed vigilance squads.

“Knowing the quality of the copy-case is important arsenic it determines the severity of the case. Furthermore, if the cases are reported by respective exam-centre heads, it indicates that our consciousness regarding “copy-free-exams” has shown results and exam centres are being much vigilant. Action volition beryllium taken against the centres if they are recovered aiding the copying adjacent if it is by not reporting it. If the copy-case is reported by our flying-squads visiting exam-centres, it indicates that the exam centre has failed successful its duty,” explained Gosavi.

Responding to a important fig of copy-cases reported from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, Gosavi said, “We person already deployed further vigilant squads successful Marathwada region. Furthermore, we are again instructing exam centres to go vigilant successful identifying copy-cases during exam.”

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Wednesday ordered that immoderate exam halfway recovered facilitating wide copying during authorities committee exams would person its support permanently revoked. He besides directed the dismissal of immoderate teachers oregon unit members who assistance successful specified malpractice.

The determination was made during a authorities furniture gathering led by Fadnavis, wherever helium held discussions with territory collectors and constabulary officers crossed the authorities astir the preparations and measures to beryllium taken for the upcoming exams.

The HSC exam, which started connected Tuesday, volition proceed till March 18 astatine 5130 exam-centres. The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams volition beryllium held astatine 5,130 centers from February 21 to March 17.