#cancelboardexams2021: CBSE, CISCE responds to students' demands after over 1 Lakh petitions

Amid a surge in COVID 19 cases in India, over 1 lakh students of classes 10th and 12th have filed petitions to cancel the central board exams.
Currently, hashtag #cancelboardexams2021 has been trending on Twitter with the students demanding either cancellation of board exams or conduct them in online mode.
To this, the CBSE and CISCE have responded and said that adequate safety arrangements are being made for the students and COVID 19 norms will be followed during exams.
It further added that to ensure social distancing, the number of exam centers has been increased by 40-50 percent and everything is being sanitized.
Meanwhile, a student has tweeted, "Our Government is making us choose between our life and an exam. Apparently, Boards > Students Life. There's a bloody pandemic, give us a break."