AMID opposition to holding board exams offline, particularly due to the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak, the state education department held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss possible alternatives. However, there was no resolution. The state board exams, for which lakhs of students have registered, are set to begin by April end.

mid-day has been reporting about the increasing stress among students and their parents, who are reluctant on sending their children out to write their exams amid raging Coronavirus spread. Teachers said the government’s decision to ask students to gather for exams is in contradiction to imposing a lockdown to curb people’s movement.