Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out – And will provide for him from where he does not expect.} [Quran 65: 2-3]

The eminent scholar Ibn Baaz may Allah have mercy upon him said, “A person who is competent for religious assignment is not allowed to abandon fasting in Ramadan for the sake of an exam, as it is not a Sharee‘ah-approved excuse. Rather, he is required to fast and he can study during the night if it is difficult for him to study during the daytime.”

Shaykh Al-‘Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy upon him said,

“Fasting in principle is obligatory. It is an obligation and one of the pillars of Islam. It is impermissible to play a trick to drop it. When one travels just to make it permissible to abandon fasting, his travel as well as the action of breaking the fast are prohibited. He must repent, cancel his travel and fast. If he does not cancel the trip, he has to fast even if he is traveling. In sum, one is not permitted to evade fasting in Ramadan by making an unplanned trip. Scheming to drop the Sharee‘ah obligation does not cancel it. Likewise, scheming to make lawful what is unlawful does not make it lawful.” [End of quote]