Hyderabad, June 8 -- Amid the second wave of COVID-19 infections that has not yet subsided, university and college students across the country launched a strong campaign on Monday demanding cancellation of exams.

With several thousand tweets flooding making this demand, #CancelUniversityExams went trending on Twitter. The government had previously cancelled the board exams for CBSE class 10 and 12.

The higher education students from different colleges and universities across the country urged the Prime Minister, the minister of education, the UGC, various state governments and authorities to be sensitive to the health and well-being of the students considering the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic had left the life of students ever more c...