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Maharashtra HSC Maths question paper was allegedly shared on WhatsApp 20 minutes before exam in Nagpur, after similar incidents in Physics and Chemistry. Check details here
Maharashtra HSC Maths Question Paper Leak
Maharashtra HSC Exams 2026: The controversy surrounding Maharashtra HSC Board Exam 2026 has deepened after police confirmed that MSBSHSE class 12 Mathematics question paper was allegedly shared on WhatsApp just 20 minutes before exam began on February 21. Earlier, similar incidents were reported in Maharashtra HSC Physics and Chemistry papers. With this, three HSC papers are now under investigation in Nagpur. A junior college principal has been arrested in this matter.
Maharashtra HSC Maths Paper Shared Before Exam Time
According to investigators, Maharashtra HSC Mathematics paper was shared in a WhatsApp group at 10:38 am, around 20 minutes before start of board exam. The message was later deleted, but police were able to trace its circulation during the probe. This emerged during an ongoing investigation into earlier Physics (February 16) and Chemistry (February 18) paper leak cases.
Maharashtra HSC Board Exam: Investigation Began After Student Caught With Phone
The case first came to light on February 18, when a student at an exam centre in Nagpur was caught carrying a mobile phone during Maharashtra HSC Chemistry exam. Upon checking her phone, they found Maharashtra class 12 Chemistry question paper and answers shared in a WhatsApp group.
So far, police have named eight accused in this case. Those arrested or booked include, a junior college principal, Tuition teachers, Directors of tuition centres, tuition centre manager, education academy director and a student.
Maharashtra HSC Board Exam Paper Leak: WhatsApp Forwarding Chain Exposed
Investigators found a clear forwarding chain involving multiple WhatsApp groups. Maharashtra HSC Chemistry question paper allegedly moved from one group to another before reaching a student group of 20 members. Police said Physics paper was also circulated through similar groups. On February 21, Maharashtra HSC Maths question was also posted in a group linked to a tuition centre.
While the origin of Maths paper is still being traced, police claim they have identified the source of the Physics and Chemistry papers. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has clarified that it is not treating this incident as Maharashtra HSC paper leak.
A senior official from Nagpur Divisional Board said that since students were already inside exam hall, it was not possible to misuse the circulated papers widely. He described it as a copy case rather than a leak and ruled out possibility of a Maharashtra HSC re-exam. The board has replaced staff at the concerned exam centre.
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