Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 10: The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) today declared the result of class 8 across J&K with over 98 per cent of students declared successful.
The Jammu Division saw a total of 88,506 candidates appearing for the exam, out of which 86,132 candidates qualified, with a pass percentage of 93.85 for Government schools and 97.84 for private schools.
In the Kashmir Division, a total of 87,041 candidates appeared for the exam, out of which 83,432 candidates qualified, with a pass percentage of 95.67 for Government schools and 95.53 for private schools.
It should be mentioned that the School Education Department had previously chosen to announce the class eight results concurrently for all schools in Jammu and Kashmir, and that decision had been made in consideration of the implementation of the Uniform Academic Calendar. (UAC).
According to the officials, the class 8th Term-II test was given between February 27 and March 10 of 2023 in the Kashmir and Jammu division’s soft zone areas, with the hard zone examination starting on March 24 and ending on April 8 of that same year.
In Srinagar, 10913 appeared in the examination, out of which 10825 students were declared successful. There were a total of 5515 male students and 5398 female students.
The male pass percentage has been given out as 98.01% while the female pass percentage has been given out as 99.05%.
SCERT said that approximately 175,547 students from both Government and private schools in all 20 districts of the Jammu and Kashmir Divisions took the examination of the second term of the academic year 2022-23.
“The results have been overwhelmingly positive, with a total 169,564 candidates qualifying, resulting in an impressive overall pass percentage of 96.6,” the Joint Director said.
Director SCERT, Prof Parikhshat Singh Manhas, congratulated the students on their success and wished them luck in their future endeavours. He also thanked the SCERT, DIETs and other stakeholders who contributed to making this strenuous exercise possible.
“The implementation of a unified academic calendar in Jammu and Kashmir UT is a noteworthy achievement as it has streamlined the academic schedule for all schools in the region,” Prof Manhas said. “Previously, schools used to follow different academic calendars, resulting in confusion and a lack of uniformity.”
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