Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education on Saturday announced a relaxation in syllabus for the annual examination for students of classes 10 to 12.
In a notification, the Board said the relaxation has been provided due to the delayed commencement of the academic session this year, and disruptions in the academic calendar due to heat wave, torrential rains and floods.
“It is hereby notified that the prospective eligible students appearing in class 10, 11 and 12 in the ensuing Annual Regular, 2025 examination (October-November session) in Kashmir Division and winter zone areas of Jammu Division including UT of Ladakh, shall attempt 85 percent marks which will correspond to 100 percent marks, availing thus 15 percent relaxation in syllabus,” the Board said.
The question papers will be set from the whole prescribed syllabus, and the students will have to attempt any 85 percent marks from the question paper(s) within internal choice, it added.
“The decision was taken after recommendations from the Directorate of School Education Kashmir/Jammu and pleas received from other stakeholders regarding reduction in syllabus due to delayed commencement of academic session this year, coupled with disruptions in academic calendar due to heat wave, torrential rains/ cloudbursts and floods,” the notification said.
Each Multiple Choice question (MCQ) attempted by the student shall be marked individually and the same pattern will be applicable to the grammar portion in language subjects, the notification said.
Meanwhile, the JKBOSE has also notified the date sheet for Class 10th Annual/Regular, 2025 (Oct-Nov session), scheduling the examination from November 3 from 11 am to 2 pm.
In all, nearly 95,000 students from the Kashmir Division and winter zone areas of the Jammu Division, including students from Ladakh UT, are expected to take up the exam, which the government has restored to the October-November session.
As per the date sheet, the exams for Class 10 will commence on November 3 for the Mathematics subject, followed by Social Science on November 7.
The examination for the Science subject has been scheduled on November 11, while the English paper will be held on November 14.
The Urdu/Hindi papers have been scheduled on November 17, Computer Science on November 19 while the vocational subjects paper will be held on November 21. Subjects with smaller number of candidates like Home Science will be held on November 23, Music on November 25 and additional/optional subjects, including Kashmiri/Dogri/Bhoti/Punjabi/Arabic/Urdu/Hindi/Persian/Sanskrit on November 24.
The examination will conclude on November 27, with Painting/Art and Drawing subject papers scheduled on that day.
The BOSE has urged students to prepare seriously for the examinations while renewing its commitment to conduct the exams in observance of high standards of transparency.
The BOSE has also exhorted invigilatory staff to be completely professional while discharging their duties in order to safeguard the purity and integrity of exams and requested the school education department to extend cordial support in smooth and fair conduct of the examination.
