Several state governments have been forced to review their decisions and impose novel guidelines owing to the rampant devastation caused by the Omicron variant. Most schools, colleges, coaching institutes, colleges, and universities have resorted to closure as per the order issued by the respective education ministers of the state. Meanwhile, the vaccination drive has gained momentum as Union Education minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan reveals more than one crore children have been vaccinated. Down below is a complete analysis of the various states and union territories and the rules that have been made or changed.
| STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES | EXAMS POSTPONED/INSTITUTES CLOSED |
| Delhi | DU OBE is likely to be postponed; IGNOU December TE exam postponed |
| Maharashtra | MUHS PG, UG exam postponed; schools to remain closed till Jan 31 |
| Odisha | 12th and board exams have been postponed; schools closed till Feb 1, universities closed till Jan 20 |
| Punjab | Punjabi university postpones semester examinations for all courses |
| West Bengal | WB University of Health Sciences postpones all exams; schools and colleges shut till Jan 31, lockdown imposed |
| Uttar Pradesh | UPTET postponement news fake; schools and colleges closed till Jan 23 |
| Uttarakhand | Anganwadis and schools to remain closed till Jan 22 |
| Rajasthan | Class 12th practical exams postponed; NTSE exam postponed; schools for all classes shut till Jan 30 |
| Karnataka | SSLC exams between March 28 and Apr 11; schools in Hubbali district closed |
| Gujarat | GHSSEB board exams from Mar 28 to Apr 12; physical classes closed till Jan 31 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Boards commence from Feb 17 till Mar 12; schools closed till Jan 31, pre-board exams for Class 10 in “take-home” format |
| Bihar | Bihar Matric Boards Examinations to be held from Feb 17 to 24; schools for classes 1 to 9 closed till further orders |
| Tamil Nadu | All university semesters and exams postponed; Classes 10 to 12 schools closed till January 31 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Schools reopened on 16 Jan after 95% of students of age 15-18 were vaccinated |
| Chattisgarh | All schools and colleges closed; semesters to be conducted in hybrid mode |
| Goa | Undergrad exams to be held online, offline for final year students. |
| Haryana | HSSC Patwari exams postponed, D.El.Ed 1st and 2nd year exams postponed; Schools closed till Jan 26; staffs to operate at 50% capacity on roaster basis |
| Telangana | JNTU-Hyderabad, Osmania University, and Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University exams postponed; SBTET Diploma exams postponed; Schools and colleges closed till Jan 30 |
| Kerala | Schools closed for Classes 1 to 9 till Jan 21; SSLC, +2 exams will not be postponed |
| Jharkhand | All academic institutions to remain closed till Jan 31 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Cluster University, Srinagar, all exams postponed |
As per a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology [IIT] Mumbai, the rate of infection was high in areas near large water bodies and those states that have a high rate of international migration. The study which was conducted over six hundred and forty districts located in the Indian subcontinent declared such areas as hotspots for high infection rates. In the past few days, several ministers like Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Ashok Gehlot have tested positive for the virus. Furthermore, on 10 January Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tested positive.
Hence in light of the spiking numbers of new cases, each single day state governments of the aforementioned states and union territories have imposed nighttime curfews as well as weekend curfews. People disobeying the restrictions laid could be deemed as not abiding by the law and police action may be actively carried upon them. Important entrance tests and examinations like IGNOU, especially those that were scheduled to be held offline have also been canceled. The Central Board of Secondary education [CBSE] and the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination [CISCE] have currently postponed examinations that were scheduled for the month of March-April 2022. However, date sheets may soon be released depending upon the situation. As per the Ministry of Health And Welfare, Government of India the count of total active patients is 723619 which includes 133008 cases recorded just yesterday.
