SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) is aiming to declare the results of Class 10, 11 and 12 examinations by January 10, with the final timeline depending on the completion of practical examinations and other formalities.
JKBOSE Chairman Ghulam Hassan Sheikh said the board was making every effort to meet the proposed deadline, while stressing that result preparation would be expedited once all examination-related activities were completed.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Sheikh said practical examinations and assessments of vocational subjects would require another eight to 10 days after the last theory paper, following which the board would accelerate the process of compiling results.
He said the ongoing Annual Regular Winter Zone examinations were progressing smoothly. The main subject papers of Classes 10 and 12 had been completed, while Class 11 examinations were continuing, with students having appeared in three papers.
The winter zone examinations are being conducted across the Kashmir Division, winter zone areas of the Jammu Division and Ladakh. Approximately 2.7 lakh students are appearing in the examinations, with theory papers scheduled to begin at 11 am.
According to the examination schedule, Class 10 examinations began on October 19 and are scheduled to conclude on November 18, while Class 12 examinations commenced on October 21 and will end on November 21.
External vocational practical examinations for Class 10 are scheduled from November 12 to 27, while those for Class 12 will be conducted from November 22 to December 2.
Meanwhile, Sheikh said JKBOSE had begun distributing free textbooks among government school students from Classes 1 to 8 alongside the commencement of the academic session, describing it as a significant improvement over previous years.
He said the distribution had started in Kashmir, with Bandipora next in the schedule, followed by Kupwara and Kulgam. The exercise is expected to be completed within eight to 10 days.
Around 8.20 lakh students across Jammu and Kashmir are covered under the free textbook distribution programme, based on UDISE data, he said.
The chairman said textbooks had been supplied to Zonal Education Officers and a distribution schedule issued. Chief Education Officers had also been directed to monitor the exercise to ensure that books reached students without delay.
On complaints about inadequate heating arrangements at examination centres, Sheikh said JKBOSE was responsible for conducting examinations, while arrangements for heating did not fall directly under the board’s jurisdiction.
He expressed hope that the remaining examinations would conclude smoothly and the board would meet its January 10 result declaration target.
