Maharashtra HSC exam 2026: Five teachers have been suspended while 12 are under investigation after drone surveillance exposed copying during Maharashtra class 12 board exam. Read further to know Maharashtra board exam 2026 news and updates related to HSC and SSC exams.
Maharashtra Board Exam 2026: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) is conducting the HSC exams for the academic session 2026. Reportedly, alleged mass copying in the Maharashtra HSC exam 2026 was registered on the first day, i.e. February 10. As per the reports, five teachers have been suspended after they were allegedly caught helping HSC (Class 12) students at a centre in Maharashtra’s Beed district. Further, 12 faculty members are under scrutiny under mass copying situation during the board examination.Â
Maharashtra Board HSC Exam 2026 Cheating: What's the Case?
On the first day of Maharashtra HSC board exam 2026, authorities used drone cameras to check an exam centre in Chousala, Maharashtra. The footage revealed massive copying happening in 16 different exam halls. Shockingly, the exam supervisors were caught helping the students cheat instead of stopping them. As a result, 5 teachers were suspended, and 12 were under the scruitnty. Further, police cases were filed against those involved.
After the teachers were caught, the police filed a case against 17 teachers, including the person in charge of the exam centre. As of now, five teachers from one school have been suspended, while 12 others from three different schools are being investigated.
Latest Update: Maharashtra HSC Exams 2026 Live
Maharashtra HSC Time Table 2026
The board is conducting HSC Maharashtra Board Exam 2026 till March 11, 2026. The complete schedule is provided below:Â
| Exam Date | Morning shift (11 am to 2 pm) | Afternoon shift (3 pm to 6 pm) |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2026 | English | - |
| 11-Feb-2026 | Hindi | German, Japanese, Chinese, Persian |
| 12-Feb-2026 | Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Sindhi (Arabic/Devnagri), Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Bengali | Urdu, French, Spanish, Pali |
| 13-Feb-2026 | Maharashtra Prakrut, Sanskrit | Ardhamagadhi, Russian, Arabic |
| 14-Feb-2026 | Organisation of commerce and management | - |
| 16-Feb-2026 | Logic, Physics | - |
| 17-Feb-2026 | Secretarial practice, Home management | Â |
| 18-Feb-2026 | Chemistry | Political science |
| 21-Feb-2026 | Mathematics and statistics | Percussion instruments |
| 23-Feb-2026 | Child development, agricultural science and technology, animal science and technology | - |
| 24-Feb-2026 | Economics | - |
| 25-Feb-2026 | Biology, History and development of Indian music | - |
| 26-Feb-2026 | Book keeping and accountancy Geology |
Textiles |
| 27-Feb-2026 | Geology | Co-operation |
| 28-Feb-2026 | Food science and technology | Philosophy, history of art and appreciation |
| 2-Mar-2026 | Defence studies | - |
| 4-Mar-2026 | - | Psychology |
| 6-Mar-2026 | Commerce group paper-1, banking, office management, marketing and salesmanship, small industries and self employment, agriculture, fishery | Librarianship and information science |
| 7-Mar-2026 | - | Geography |
| 9-Mar-2026 | - | History |
| 10-Mar-2026 | Commerce group paper-2, banking, office management, marketing and salesmanship, small industries and self employment, agriculture, fishery | - |
| 11-Mar-2026 | - | Sociology |
Maharashtra HSC exams are held in two shifts. The Morning Shift is conducted from 11 am to 2.10 pm. The evening shift is held from 3 pm to 6 .10 pm. Students need to reach the exam centre on time.
The board officials conduct HSC exam in two shifts : morning shift from 11am to 2.10 pm and evening shift from 3pm to 6.10pm. The timings for all streams : Science, Commerce, Arts and general remains the same. All the students appearing for their board examination should reach their respective centers well before time to avoid unnecessary chaos.
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The Maharashtra 12th board exams 2026 is being held between February 10 and March 11, 2026. Maharashtra board released the Mah HSC time table 2026 on October 31, 2025.