Ahead of the announcement of the timetable for year-end examinations, a teachers’ group has written to the state government against conducting the exams in April. According to the group heads, the school year-end exams were pushed from March to April in the previous year, which resulted in several teachers and students having to bear the brunt of scorching summers.

“We are writing to the authorities now so they can plan out the timetable well in advance. Last year, owing to the summer heat, many students fell ill, and the exam attendance was affected. Parents and teachers find this timetable inconvenient, too, and we hope to revert to the older system where exams were conducted by mid-March or by March-end,” said Tanaji Kamble, president of the Maharashtra Progressive Teachers Association (MPTA).