10th-12th Exams: Pune Admin Cracks Down on Malpractice, Strict Rules Imposed

• Maharashtra State Board 10th and 12th exams are approaching, with 12th exams from Feb 10-Mar 11 and 10th exams from Feb 20-Mar 18.
• Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi has prohibited unauthorized persons from entering exam centers and a 100-meter radius.
• Gathering of two or more persons near centers is banned, with exemptions for examinees, exam staff, police, and security.
• Public phones, STD-ISD, fax, xerox, email, and internet facilities within 100 meters of centers are ordered to shut down.
• Mobile phones, wireless sets, transistors, radios, calculators, and laptops are strictly prohibited inside centers and within 100 meters; violators face action under IPC Section 223.