Citing the number of public holidays, upcoming Assembly elections and Diwali vacation, several city schools have decided to conduct practical and internal exams once the institutes reopen after the vacation period. However, written exams would be concluded before Diwali.

“At the beginning of the academic year, the education department had clarified on the number of public holidays we’ll be having based on which we chalked out the exam schedule. However, with the sudden announcement of the elections, we had to rework the schedule. We realised that it is impossible to finish the portion and conduct all exams before Diwali vacation,” said Rekha Shahani, principal of Kamla High School, Khar.