India, Feb. 5 -- In a first, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) will deploy drone surveillance to monitor sensitive examination centres during the upcoming Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations. The initiative is part of its larger effort to ensure malpractice-free examinations across the state.

Of the approximately 8,500 examination centres in the state, 500 have been classified as sensitive based on past instances of malpractices. The directives were issued by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and education minister Dadaji Bhuse on Tuesday, and will be implemented by the school education department and the Maharashtra Board.

In a meeting wit...