The Nagpur division of Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education seems to be on its way of maintaining its dubious distinction of topping the rogues' gallery. The number of copycats caught indulging in malpractices has already crossed thousand mark.
Of these, 537 were in higher secondary certificate (HSC) exam while 527 in secondary school certificate (SSC) exams. Except last year, Nagpur division has topped among all eight divisions in charts of unfair means cases with a majority of them being reported from Bhandara, Gondia and rural areas of other districts. "The number is far less compared to previous years due to strict monitoring by the state board officials," newly-appointed divisional secretary Anil Pardhi told TOI. He added state board's initiative to curb malpractices had been successful with less number of cases in both HSC and SSC exams. Senior official Shiram Chavan stated that the figure of copycats would not rise as majority of tough subjects papers were over. "We took extra precautions to ensure that English and mathematics papers, called "killer" subjects, went on smoothly. Various flying squads were deployed to tackle the copying menace and they have done a remarkable job. Also, measures taken to prevent outsiders from gathering around centres, especially notorious ones in remote areas worked well," he said. He pointed out that sitting squads deployed at such centres from start of the exam till the end worked wonders to curb cases of malpractices or impersonation. "They seem to have made most of the impact as students and even teachers were prevented from using unfair means," he said.
"The efforts started from start of the session with students, parents and teachers being made aware of ill effects of copying," senior board officials said.
Of these, 537 were in higher secondary certificate (HSC) exam while 527 in secondary school certificate (SSC) exams. Except last year, Nagpur division has topped among all eight divisions in charts of unfair means cases with a majority of them being reported from Bhandara, Gondia and rural areas of other districts. "The number is far less compared to previous years due to strict monitoring by the state board officials," newly-appointed divisional secretary Anil Pardhi told TOI. He added state board's initiative to curb malpractices had been successful with less number of cases in both HSC and SSC exams. Senior official Shiram Chavan stated that the figure of copycats would not rise as majority of tough subjects papers were over. "We took extra precautions to ensure that English and mathematics papers, called "killer" subjects, went on smoothly. Various flying squads were deployed to tackle the copying menace and they have done a remarkable job. Also, measures taken to prevent outsiders from gathering around centres, especially notorious ones in remote areas worked well," he said. He pointed out that sitting squads deployed at such centres from start of the exam till the end worked wonders to curb cases of malpractices or impersonation. "They seem to have made most of the impact as students and even teachers were prevented from using unfair means," he said.
"The efforts started from start of the session with students, parents and teachers being made aware of ill effects of copying," senior board officials said.
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