Students and parents demanded the cancellation of board exams amid the COVID-19 spike in India.

Class X exams have been canceled, and class XII exams have been postponed until June 1, 2021, due to the prevalent COVID-19 situation.

Class X exams have been canceled, and class XII exams have been postponed until June 1, 2021, due to the prevalent COVID-19 situation. On April 14, 2021, a meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and other top officials, to review the examinations to be held at various levels because of the COVID-19 situation. Following the meet, it was announced that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams for class X had been canceled, and class XII board exams have been postponed. For class, the XII situation will be reviewed on June 1, and a notice of 15 days will be given before the start of the exams.

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases nationally, students and parents had urged the government to cancel the upcoming board exams for X and XII. Many students took to social media to highlight how other countries are dealing with the current COVID-19 condition. They opined that the examinations could be held online.

Though government and education boards claimed that the examinations would be carried out according to strict COVID-19 guidelines and precautions would be taken, students and parents were not convinced and wanted the examinations to be canceled. Hashtags #CancelBoardExams2021 and #CancelBoards2021 began to trend on Twitter.