The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is launching a pilot project to digitize board examinations, focusing on encrypted delivery of question papers and on-screen evaluation of answer sheets. This initiative, prompted by recent paper leak incidents, aims to enhance security and transparency in the examination process. During the upcoming supplementary exams in June and July, question papers will be transmitted digitally to examination centres, where they will be printed using password-protected technology. Following the exams, answer sheets will be scanned and evaluated digitally, leveraging Artificial Intelligence to reduce human errors and expedite result processing. This pilot follows a prior experiment in Baramati, where question papers were digitally transported. To facilitate this transition, examination centres will be equipped with reliable internet connectivity and backup power supplies. Board chairman Trigun Kulkarni emphasized that the pilot will assess the system's feasibility for broader implementation in future examinations, marking a significant step towards modernizing the examination process in Maharashtra.