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Crackdown on paper leaks: Maharashtra universities told to fix accountability, prepare SOPs
Updated On: 11 August, 2026 06:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil directed public universities to prepare SOPs to curb question paper leaks, fix responsibility for preventing the malpractice, adopt a uniform academic timetable and strengthen student interactions

Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil held a meeting with vice-chancellors on Tuesday. PIC/X
Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday directed his department to prepare and publish standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb question paper leaks and fix the responsibility of officers and employees to prevent the malpractice, news agency PTI reported.
आज मंत्रालयात राष्ट्रीय शैक्षणिक धोरणाची (NEP) राज्यात प्रभावी अंमलबजावणी करण्यासाठी राज्यातील सर्व सार्वजनिक विद्यापीठांच्या कुलगुरूंची ऑनलाईन बैठक माझ्या अध्यक्षतेखाली पार पडली. यावेळी राज्यातील उच्च शिक्षण क्षेत्रातील विविध विषयांवर सविस्तर आढावा घेण्यात आला.
— Chandrakant Patil (@ChDadaPatil) August 11, 2026
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