CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021 postponement: Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad makes BIG statement Maharashtra on Monday decided to postpone SSC (Class 10) and HSC (Class 12) board exams in the state due to sudden spike in COVID cases. Share Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 11:27 AM IST As lakhs of students of CBSE Class 10, 12 across the country are demanding that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cancel the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021 due to rising coronavirus cases, Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Monday (April 12) said that the state government will write to the CBSE, CISCE and other boards to reconsider Class 10, 12 Board Exams 2021 dates.