Schools in Maharashtra are closed since March in view of the coronavirus lockdown.
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday held a meeting via video conferencing, with Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states and their counterparts of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray speaking about the exams said that the state government has already taken the decision about the aggregate marks, but never said that it will not conduct the exam.
"The COVID-19 is spreading much more compared to June when we were not ready to conduct the exam, how can we be ready now (when numbers are rising)? We don't want to play with the future of students. Whenever possible, we will conduct exams where a student who wishes to appear can take the exam."
He also asked what should one do if the situation like the United States arises where thousands of students were infected after schools reopened. "We have focused on continuing with learning instead of insisting on re-opening of schools. We will throw open access to education via e-learning"