Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, students of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) across India are demanding the board exams be cancelled or postponed. #cancelboardexam2021 trended on micro-blogging site Twitter with over half a million tweets. Congress' Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and actor Sonu Sood have questioned the move to hold exams as scheduled despite record spike in cases but what are the Boards' compulsions? We speak with all stakeholders.