A total of 36 students who appeared for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination at an exam centre in South Mumbai and eight teachers who were invigilators will have to undergo screening process for COVID-19; after a student who appeared for the examination there tested positive for it.

The Education Department swung into action on Monday when the boy's test result was out. While it already began to trace everyone who was in contact with the teen, the state's decision to continue with the board examination after the lockdown until the last paper is receiving more criticism after this incident.