This is an archive article published on March 20, 2024
Premium
HSC board: 237 cheating cases registered; 106 in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Pune second with 52, Kolhapur zero
While languages and science exams amounted to maximum cases of cheating, social sciences recorded negligible.
All the language exams were held between February 21 and 24. The Hindi exam involved 14 cases of cheating. Seven of these were caught in Konkan, the only day the district recorded any such case. (File)
The HSC exams were conducted between February 21 and March 19 this year. A total of 237 cases of cheating were registered across the state between February 22 and March 19. The highest tally came from Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, a total of 106.
While languages and science exams amounted to maximum cases of cheating, social sciences recorded negligible. The highest single-day total of 50 cases was registered for Physics. Of these, 23 were from Pune and 20 from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar.
Advertisement
The second single-day highest was 48 cases, on two days–Chemistry and Biology plus Music Studies. Kolhapur didn’t record any cases while the lowest were at Konkan (7). Amravati and Mumbai recorded 11 each.
All the language exams were held between February 21 and 24. The Hindi exam involved 14 cases of cheating. Seven of these were caught in Konkan, the only day the district recorded any such case.
Exams for a total of 13 languages–regional and foreign–were conducted on February 23. These include languages like Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, French, Spanish, etc. The day recorded 44 cases of cheating, while the data for English was not available.
Advertisement
From Mumbai, one student was caught during the exam of Book Keeping and Accounting. No cases were registered for defence studies, psychology, philosophy, business studies and Sanskrit. Last year, 242 cheating cases were registered during HSC exams.
All the language exams were held between February 21 and 24. The Hindi exam involved 14 cases of cheating. Seven of these were caught in Konkan, the only day the district recorded any such case. (File) 
Share
