Govt announces to conduct elementary level exams in March-April session

Srinagar, Oct 07: The Jammu and Kashmir Government Friday announced the conduct of elementary level exams in the March-April session.
The order in this regard was issued by the School Education Department on Friday, saying the purpose of the order is to implement a Uniform Academic Calendar.
Besides, the School Education Department also said that admissions in the schools of Jammu and Kashmir would also commence from March instead of November-December.
Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Alok Kumar said, “Sanction is accorded to the implementation of Uniform Academic Calendar including conduct of annual examinations in March-April session for classes upto 9th standard in all the government and government recognized private schools of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.”
Kumar said, “It is further ordered that new admissions shall commence from the month of March of the calendar year.”
Earlier, the Board of School Education (BOSE) identified 444 such schools in the both divisions of Jammu and Kashmir for which annual regular examinations will be held in the month of April instead of March.
Besides, the Board has also declared the whole Leh district of Union Territory of Ladakh as a hard zone and has accordingly directed to conduct the exams in the Month of April.
Director Academics for BOSE has said that annual regular examinations held by the JKBOSE of classes 10th, 11th and 12th shall be held in the month of March in both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh excluding hard zones or areas.
It has also said that the annual regular examination of hard zones or such areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh shall be held in the month of April.
The government earlier had decided to shift all annual regular board exams from October-November to March session except for the identified 444 hard zones for which it has decided to conduct the exams in April.