Updated On: 22 February, 2021 08:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Pallavi Smart
As COVID numbers rise again, and restrictions gradually return, in the absence of government guidelines, parents and the education sector explore whether alternatives for board exams assessment can be found

Students prepare before the SSC exam at Don Bosco High School, Matunga in 2020. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
The rise in COVID-19 cases and the increased restrictions on movement in different parts of the state have once again stressed school students, especially those appearing for the board exams. Also stressed are their parents. Discussions have also begun in the education sector on alternative modes of assessment for the exams.
Students outside St. Sebastian Gaon High School at Chirabazaar in Girgaon on the first day of the SSC exam in 2019. Pic/Bipin Kokate