Maharashtra HSC Board Exam 2026: Mass Copying in Class 12 Exam, Five Teachers Suspended

Laavanya Negi
Last Updated: Feb 18, 2026, 16:52 IST

The Maharashtra Board HSC Exams 2026, held by MSBSHSE, faced alleged mass copying on the first day, February 10, 2026. Drone surveillance in Beed district reportedly caught five teachers helping Class 12 students cheat, leading to their suspension.

The Maharashtra Board HSC Exams 2026 faced alleged mass copying on the first day.
The Maharashtra Board HSC Exams 2026 faced alleged mass copying on the first day.

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Maharashtra HSC exam 2026: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is holding the Maharashtra Board HSC Exams 2025-26. Reportedly, alleged mass copying was noticed on the first day of the HSC exams, i.e. February 10, 2026. 

This led to the suspension of five teachers after they were allegedly caught  after drone surveillance, helping class 12 students to cheat at a centre in Maharashtra’s Beed district. Upon further investigation, 12 more faculty members were found under scrutiny under mass copying situations during the board examination. 

Maharashtra Board HSC Exam 2026 Cheating Incident

On the first day of the exam, drone cameras caught massive cheating at a Maharashtra HSC board exam center in Chousala. The footage showed copying in 16 exam halls where supervisors were found helping the students cheat. As a result, 5 teachers were suspended, 12 faculty members are under investigation, and police cases were filed against those involved, including 17 teachers and the exam center in charge.

Maharashtra HSC Exam 2026 Schedule

The Maharashtra HSC Exams 2026 began on February 10, 2026. The board is following the mentioned schedule to hold exams in two shifts. Read below: 

Exam Date

Morning shift (11 AM - 2 PM)

Afternoon shift (3 - 6 PM)

February 10, 2026

English

-

February 11, 2026

Hindi

German, Japanese, Chinese, Persian

February 12, 2026

Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Sindhi (Arabic/Devnagri), Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Bengali

Urdu, French, Spanish, Pali

February 13, 2026

Maharashtra Prakrut, Sanskrit

Ardhamagadhi, Russian, Arabic

February 14, 2026

Organisation of commerce and management

-

February 16, 2026

Logic, Physics

-

February 17, 2026

Secretarial practice, Home management

 

February 18, 2026

Chemistry

Political science

February 21, 2026

Mathematics and statistics

Percussion instruments

February 23, 2026

Child development, agricultural science and technology, animal science and technology

-

February 24, 2026

Economics

-

February 25, 2026

Biology, History and development of Indian music

-

February 26, 2026

Book keeping and accountancy

Geology

Textiles

February 27, 2026

Geology

Co-operation

February 28, 2026

Food science and technology

Philosophy, history of art and appreciation

March 2, 2026

Defence studies

-

March 4, 2026

-

Psychology

March 6, 2026

Commerce group paper-1, banking, office management, marketing and salesmanship, small industries and self employment, agriculture, fishery

Librarianship and information science

March 7, 2026

-

Geography

March 9, 2026

-

History

March 10, 2026

Commerce group paper-2, banking, office management, marketing and salesmanship, small industries and self employment, agriculture, fishery

-

March 11, 2026

-

Sociology

Laavanya Negi
Laavanya Negi

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Laavanya Negi is a content writer at Jagran Josh, writing for Education News. She is a multimedia professional with writing experience of over 1 year. She covers international, national, and regional education news. Previously, she has worked at Hindustan Times Media and India Today. She writes informative, timely, and rich content that engages the audience and achieves positive results. Her expertise lies in news writing and creative writing. She can be reached at laavanya.negi@jagrannewmedia.com.

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