Overview

• Thane Municipal Corporation issued an August 22 circular instructing all schools not to hold exams during Ganeshotsav.
• PM Shri Kendriya School in Kolshet began exams on August 20 and scheduled them through September 2, citing a fixed, centrally managed timetable from its Powai administration.
• MNS said the Maharashtra government has directed universities, colleges, and schools to avoid exams during the festival and to reschedule any already planned assessments.
• MNS attributed the move to a memorandum submitted to Minister Ashish Shelar and said he contacted the Chief Secretary, adding that institutions such as NMIMS have postponed exams following the notification.
• A prior 2015 state order established the expectation that schools avoid scheduling examinations during Ganeshotsav.