MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- A last-minute change in festive holidays has forced government and government-aided schools to rejig the exam schedule of the Progressive Assessment Test (PAT), causing frustration among students, teachers and school staff. Confusion arose on Thursday after the state Education Department issued a circular, informing schools that the state government had declared a holiday for Narali Purnima on Friday, August 8, and another for Gauri Visarjan, on September 2, while cancelling the holidays previously scheduled for Dahi Handi on August 16 and Anant Chaturdashi on September 6. This unexpected switch has disrupted the ongoing Progressive Assessment Test (PAT) conducted by the Education Department from August 6 to 8. The English paper, originally scheduled for Friday, August 8, has been rescheduled to Monday, August 11. The circular sent out on Thursday was released too late to provide timely updates to parents and students. Srinivas Narayan, a parent from South Mumbai, asked how students could attend school on days like Dahi Handi and Anant Chaturdashi, when heavy traffic and public celebrations disrupt vehicular movement. Teachers and school managers also said that such last-minute decisions interfere with pre-planned academic schedules....