Education department issues warning schools schedule exams during Ganeshotsav

MUMBAI: For yet another year, political parties have swung into action to ensure that schools and junior colleges in the city don't conduct exams during the 10 days of Ganeshotsav.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) on Wednesday wrote to the education department complaining that some schools in the city have scheduled exams during the festival.


Following the complaint, the education department issued a letter, warning schools to follow the government resolution issued in September 2015 that asks schools not to conduct exams during the festival. "We have received complaints that some schools are holding exams. Please ensure that the schools in your jurisdiction follow the government resolution," said B B Chavan, deputy director of education, Mumbai, in a letter to education inspectors in the region.


"One of the schools has declared exams on September 8, which is also one of the immersion days. This is against the rules. Students might have celebrations at home. Also, there is a lot of traffic on the days of immersion," said Chetan Pednekar of MNVS.


Principal of one of the schools, which was named in the complaint, said that they had not received any complaint from parents. "We had declared exams for Class XII and XI in June. None of the parents, students or teachers have complained about it. It is impossible for schools to function like this. We have anyway given three days off," she said.


For over three years, the MNVS has demanded a five-day break for Ganeshotsav. However, the education department has maintained that schools can decide their own holidays.


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