India, March 9 -- The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has suspended 81 examination staff members across the state for alleged negligence and involvement in malpractice during the ongoing February-March 2026 SSC (Class 10) and HSC (Class 12) board examinations.

Officials said the action followed multiple cases of mass copying, use of mobile phones and other irregularities detected during inspections and flying squad visits at examination centres.

The suspended staff include centre directors, supervisors, invigilators and other examination personnel who were found responsible for failing to prevent malpractice.

Cases were reported from districts including Beed, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Gadchir...