Mumbai/Pune, Jan. 15 -- The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Monday withdrew recognition of 107 examination centres across the state after instances of malpractice were detected during recent board examinations. The action includes the cancellation of approval for 31 centres conducting the Class 10 (SSC) examinations and 76 centres associated with the Class 12 (HSC) examinations. The decision follows inspections carried out by flying squads during the February-March 2025 examinations, where cheating and other irregularities were found. Six out of 107 are in Mumbai. Trigun Kulkarni, state board chairman, said, "The derecognition of centres was based on confirmed findings during inspections and reiterated that the board would continue to take firm action against any examination centre found compromising the fairness of the examination process." During the HSC examinations, malpractice was reported at 112 centres statewide. After verification, recognition was cancelled for centres in Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Amravati, Nashik and Latur divisions. In the SSC examinations, flying squads detected irregularities at 34 centres, of which 31 were derecognised. From this year, the state education board has made it compulsory to install CCTV cameras in every classroom used for board examinations. Several organisations raised concerns over this decision and demanded that examination centres should not be allotted to schools without CCTV, as many schools are unwilling to invest in the system. Responding to the issue, Kulkarni said, "A review meeting was held on Tuesday, during which it was clarified that around 80% of Class 10 examination centres and 85% of Class 12 centres are already equipped with CCTV cameras."...