Students across Maharashtra appeared for the SSC board examinations on Friday, with hundreds gathering at centres including Mahim Saraswati Mandir High School in Mumbai. The MSBSHSE has deployed CCTV surveillance, flying squads and anti-cheating measures statewide (Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi and PTI)

The big exam season of the year is here, with February 10 being Day 1 of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams. mid-day’s ASHISH RAJE trailed the students at Podar College in Matunga on Tuesday, documenting the worry, nervousness and last-minute cramming. (Pics/Ashish Raje)