SRINAGAR: More than 97,000 students appeared in the annual regular Class 10 examinations conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Monday, with examinations held at 1,003 centres across the Kashmir Valley and the winter-zone areas of Jammu division.
According to JKBOSE officials, 72,232 students are registered in Kashmir division and 25,268 in the winter-zone areas of Jammu division. Of the total examination centres, 687 have been established in Kashmir division and 316 in the winter-zone areas of Jammu division.
JKBOSE chairman Ghulam Hassan Sheikh said the examinations were being conducted across all 10 districts of Kashmir division and seven districts of Jammu division, with a few students also appearing in Leh and Kargil.
During a visit to examination centres, Sheikh said the Board had established a dedicated centre at its office for eligible candidates with special needs.
He said eligible candidates were being provided 20 minutes of additional time, scribes according to the nature of their disabilities and a five-mark concession in the passing criteria.
“We try our best to facilitate them and to make their academic dreams come true,” he said.
The chairman said the Board had made preparations in advance and held discussions with officers, joint secretaries and deputy secretaries to improve arrangements and ensure the smooth conduct of examinations.
The Class 10 examinations began on Monday and will conclude on November 18.
