CBSE website crashes just after board exams date announcement

Union Education Minister announced the dates for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations for classes 10 and 12 on Thursday (December 31, 2020). However, soon after the press briefing began, CBSE’s main website was inaccessible — presumably due to a surge in people logging in to check the fresh date sheet.

The education ministry has said that CBSE practical exam will begin on March 1 and Board Examination will commence on May 4.

Results will be declared by July 15. The practical examinations for Class X and Class XII board students will begin on March 1, 2021. CBSE said that the date-sheet will be issued soon.
"The board examinations for Class X and XII will commence from Tuesday, May 4, 2021," Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said. 

"Schools will be allowed to conduct practical exams from March 1. The date sheet for both the classes will be issued soon. The results will be declared by July 15," the Union education minister announced. Usually, practical exams are conducted in January and written exams begin in February and conclude in March. However, the exams are being delayed this session in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several schools have already conducted pre-board exams online to keep the students prepared. Schools across the country were closed in March to contain the spread of COVID-19. They were partially reopened in some states from October 15. 

The ongoing COVID-19 has resulted in most schools and educational institutions taking online classes. The CBSE has cut the 2021 board exam syllabus for Class X and XII by 33 percent.