Earlier this week, in a virtual interaction with teachers, he mentioned that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, board examinations 2021 will not be held till February 2021 and the dates will be announced after considering the situation. The education minister also said that enough time will be given to students for preparing for examinations.

Generally, January and February are the months in which board exams are conducted but this year due to unprecedented situations, no decision on conducting the board exams has been taken yet.