As the Covid-19 cases rise in India amid a second wave , the Ministry of Education has issued a letter to all centrally funded universities and other institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) to postpone the offline exams schedule in May 2021. However, they can conduct online exams. The situation will be reviewed in first week of June and further advise will be given.