Srinagar, Nov 6: 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 in this regard issued the order asking the concerned authorities to implement November-December session for classes up to 9th standard.
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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. KNO
