Srinagar, Mar 13: The annual examination of class 10th commenced on Monday in which more than 63500 students appeared for the exam in the 10 districts of the Kashmir division.
Lal Hussain, Joint Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) said that BOSE designated 630 centers across the Kashmir division.
“A total of 63,543 students from the soft zones have been enrolled to appear in the annual examination of the 10th class,” he added.
He further said that after inspecting various examination centers, the examinations have been going smoothly and there has been no report of any untoward incident.
“All the arrangements are in place. The Heads of institutions of private as well as government schools are cooperating with us and are prepared with all the arrangements. There is a huge competition among students. Students work hard and expect a fair and transparent examination which is what we deliver. Teachers also support and help students in achieving their goals,” said Hussain.
The examination commenced with the English subject.
This is the first time the students of Jammu and Kashmir will be taking 10th class exams in the month of March-April.
To streamline the academic calendar in J&K and Ladakh with the rest of the country, last year the administration of Jammu and Kashmir announced a uniform academic calendar, wherein the annual examination will be held in the month of March- April instead of October-November.
A student Aariz Shah said that the students got more time to prepare for the examination with the extension of the session.
“In terms of weather, the March session is good as we don’t have to take exams amid snowfall and all the mess that comes with it. Since this will bring uniformity in the academic calendar, we can seek admission anywhere for higher secondary studies,” he added.
Earlier, the order with regards to the March session had been issued by Principal Secretary to the Government School Education Department, Alok Kumar and follows recommendations of a committee formed for the purpose.
On 30th April last year, the committee for implementation of Uniform Academic Calendar was constituted for both the Divisions of Jammu and Kashmir in sync with the Higher Education Department and the rest of the country.
The committee said that the theory examination in Jammu and Kashmir be conducted from 1st week of March as per the present academic calendar of Jammu Summer Zone (except in difficult areas of Jammu region) and some areas of Kashmir region.
The committee also said that the examination in these difficult areas shall be delayed and held from 2nd week of April as per the calendar proposed when these areas are fully accessible and the delivery of the examination stationary and confidential material is ensured.
“Even though if examination in these difficult areas shall be conducted separately, the result of these examination can he declared simultaneously, as although the ‘difficult’ areas’ constitutes of approx. 30-35% of the area the J&K, the total number of students from these areas is not more than approx. 10-12%,” said the committee.
According to the Uniform Academic Calendar, the students who appear in Class 10and 11examinations shall be provisionally admitted in Class 11 and 12respectively after the board examinations are conducted.
Those students who fail to pass the exam, shall be permitted to continue their studies in Class 11th and 12th till the result of the Biannual/Annual Private examinations are declared. In respect of the candidates who fail to pass in bi-annual examination, provisional admission shall be cancelled.
