Academic Calendar Revamp: Exams for Classes 1-9 in Nov-Dec 2024
The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) to conduct exams for classes 10-12 from February 2025 to March 2025. This move aims to restore the November-December academic session for these classes.
For the academic session 2024-25, classes 1-9 will follow the November-December session, with exams scheduled for November-December 2024. However, classes 10-12 will only switch to this session from the 2025-26 academic year.
Additionally, the government has directed schools to conduct annual exams for class 8 from the 2024-25 session onwards.
Principal Secretary for School Education Department, Suresh Kumar Gupta in this regard issued an order directing the concerned authorities to implement the November-December session for classes up to 9th standard.
The order reads: “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 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 adding 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.”
“For 8th standard exams, annual examination (summative assessment) of class 8th shall be conducted [KNT] by concerned schools from academic session 2024-25 and onwards,” the order reads.
