‘Exams to be student-friendly’
Srinagar: Directorate of School Education in Kashmir has released the uniform date sheet for summative assessments for classes 1 to 9 across all government and private schools in the Kashmir division. The notification marks the first assessment under the revised academic calendar, which the Jammu Kashmir government recently shifted back to a traditional November session from the previous March schedule.
According to the issued schedule, the exams will commence on November 25, 2024, and conclude on December 6, 2024. The assessments will be conducted between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm each day, covering subjects like English, Hindi/Urdu, Kashmiri, Mathematics, Science, Environmental Studies (EVS), and Social Studies, depending on the grade level.
In addition to the dates, the Directorate has provided instructions to schools, emphasizing that assessments should align with updated competencies, curricular goals, and learning outcomes as part of a holistic evaluation approach.
Schools have also been directed to arrange for smooth examination conduct and ensure timely paper evaluations, with results expected to be declared by or before December 15, 2024.
The date sheet has been distributed to relevant educational authorities and officials, including the Principal Secretary of the School Education Department J&K, JKBOSE, and other key officers, ensuring wide dissemination and compliance.
Earlier, the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Tassaduq Hussain Mir has said that it will conclude student-friendly and competency based annual exams for classes 1st to 9th by second mid-December.
Speaking to the reporters DSEK said, “We are going to release a uniform date sheet of examinations for classes 1st to 9th.”
“We urge the students not to take any sort of stress with regard to the incompletion of syllabi. We are aware of the syllabus and have almost completed 90 percent of the syllabi,” he said.
DSEK further said, “These will be the school bases exams. There is nothing to worry about. Students are advised not be stressed. There will be student-friendly and competency based exams.” (KNO/ANB)