Govt orders conduct of annual regular exams of 10th to 12th standard by Feb-15

Srinagar: In order to restore the November-December academic session for classes 10th to 12th, the government Wednesday ordered JKBOSE to conduct the examinations of these classes from February-2025 and complete by March end.
Besides, the government further ordered that the annual examination (summative assessment) of class 8th shall be conducted by concerned schools from academic session 2024-25 and onwards.
Principal Secretary for School Education Department, Suresh Kumar Gupta issued an order asking the concerned authorities to implement November-December session for classes up to 9th standard.
Gupta in an order said, “Pursuant to the Council of Ministers Decision sanction is accorded to the restoration of previous academic calendar (November-December session) that shall be done with respect to Kashmir region and winter zone of Jammu.”
“For the session 2024-25, the restoration of the previous academic calendar (November-December session) shall be done with respect to classes 1st to 9th whose examinations shall be held during the months of November-December, 2024,” it reads.
The Principal Secretary further said that for the students of classes 10th to 12th, the restoration of the Academic Session (to November-December session) shall be done from the academic session 2025-26.
“For the current academic sessions, the J&K Board of School Education shall endeavour to commence the examinations of class 10th – 12th from February-15-2025 and shall complete by ending March-2025,” it reads.
For 8th standard exams, Gupta said, “Annual examination (summative assessment) of class 8th shall be conducted by concerned schools from academic session 2024-25 and onwards.”
Earlier in 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education and School Education Department had said that the Uniform Academic Calendar shall be followed from academic year 2022-23.