For the second year in a row, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given permission to non-state board schools to hold Std X and XII board exams and related tasks through the offline mode. The BMC’s education department issued a circular in this regard on Thursday.

The circular says that the schools will be able to hold science practicals, preliminary exams or practice tests at their premises, by adhering to COVID protocols. As term-end exams of these boards will be held in October, the permission has come as a great relief for them. It will be applicable to schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), Cambridge and IB Board.