Teachers in Maharashtra are managing multiple responsibilities, especially during this period, from preparing for the State Secondary Education Board’s SSC examinations to attending capacity-building training sessions, along with various academic and non-academic duties. Amid these tasks, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has now directed state board-affiliated schools to complete the School Quality Assessment and Assurance Framework (SQAAF) by February 28.

Teachers argue that fulfilling the framework’s 128 criteria requires at least two months, yet they have been given barely two weeks. They insist that a minimum of two months, preferably after the SSC exam and evaluation work, is necessary to meet the framework’s extensive requirements properly.