Srinagar, Nov 6: In order to reinstate the November-December academic session for classes 10th through 12th, the administration on Wednesday directed JKBOSE to hold examinations for these classes beginning in February 2025 and ending in March.
Furthermore, the government mandated that the annual examination (summative assessment) for class 8th be performed by related schools beginning with the academic year 2024-25. Suresh Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary for School Education Department, issued an order in this regard, directing the appropriate authorities to execute the November-December session for classes up to the ninth grade.
Gupta issued a decree that read: “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,” according to the document.
The Principal Secretary went on to say that for students in grades 10th through 12th, the Academic Session (to the November-December session) will be restored beginning with 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,” the declaration states.
For 8th grade exams, Gupta stated that “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 announced that the Uniform Academic Calendar would be implemented beginning with the academic year 2022-23. KNO
