The Maharashtra State Board’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Class 12 examinations began across the state, with students in Pune receiving a warm and encouraging welcome at their exam centres. At Bhave High School in Pune, teachers and staff performed a traditional aarti, distributed sugar, and showered flower petals on students as they arrived for their first paper, aiming to ease exam stress and boost confidence. The HSC written examinations are being conducted by the Maharashtra State Boa