Updated On: 05 January, 2026 09:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Amid BMC election 2026 duties, the Maharashtra Progressive Teachers' Association has urged YCMOU to hold January 2026 exams after January 16, citing excessive workload, mental stress and administrative challenges for teachers and staff on election duty
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The demand comes in the backdrop of the ongoing Maharashtra civic polls. Representational Pic/ YCMOU website
The Maharashtra Progressive Teachers' Association (MPTA) has demanded that the January 2026 examinations of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) be conducted only after January 16, citing the heavy workload and mental stress caused by simultaneous election duties ahead of the BMC Election 2026.