The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has replaced the entire staff at 701 exam centres across the state for the SSC 2025 exams in a step to prevent malpractices. Board Chairman Sharad Gosavi said, “The board has taken a strict decision to curb exam malpractices and ensure fair examinations. Replacing the staff at these centres will help prevent any irregularities in the SSC board exams this year.”

For the SSC 2025 exam, 1.8 lakh personnel will be deployed across 5130 exam centres in Maharashtra. The 701 centres with completely new staff include Pune—139 out of 679 centres, Nashik—93 out of 486 centres, Nagpur—86 out of 679 centres, Mumbai—18 out of 1055 centres, Kolhapur—54 out of 114 centres, Konkan—no staff changes as no malpractice cases were reported, Latur—59 out of 413 centres, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar—155 out of 646 centres.