The authorities of Thane's Universal High School and parents are at loggerheads over the institute sharing notes of a couple of chapters just 15 hours prior to the Std VIII final Geography examination held on February 11. While the parents are of the opinion that it's difficult for students to prepare themselves in such a short span of time, the authorities say, "It's a privilege extended by the school". Currently, the school is conducting the final examinations, which started on February 10.

Of the seven chapters part of the Geography syllabus for the examination, notes for two — Human Resources and Natural & Man-Made Disasters — were uploaded on the school's intranet website on February 10 evening. The students appeared for the examination the following day morning at 8.30 am. In fact, one of the parents claimed to have approached the school on February 8 requesting them to upload the notes for the two chapters at the earliest, only to be told that they would be shared by February 10 morning.