Govt orders restoration of previous academic calendar

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 6: Pursuant to the decision by the Council of Ministers on October 30, the Department of School Education today issued formal order for restoration of previous academic calendar (November-December session) with respect to Kashmir region and Winter Zone of Jammu region.
“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 while 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,” reads the order.
For the current academic sessions, the order says that the J&K Board of School Education shall endeavour to commence the examinations of class 10th – 12th from 15th February, 2025 and shall complete the same by ending March, 2025 while annual examination (summative assessment) of class 8th shall be conducted by concerned individual schools from academic session 2024-25 and onwards.