Srinagar, Nov 09: The School Education Department Saturday issued a uniform date sheet for summative assessment from classes 1st Primary to 9th standard for all Schools.
The summative exams of these classes will commence from Nov-25 and will culminate in December-12.
The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) in an official communique said, “The question papers shall be set by the concerned and individual schools as per student evaluation and assessment scheme keeping in view the competencies, curricular goals and learning outcomes of the students as envisaged in holistic progress card.”
“The Hols shall ensure all requisite arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the examinations,” reads the official communique.
It also said that the Hols shall ensure the answer papers are evaluated in time so that the results can be declared by or before December 15.
Director of School Education Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain Mir Saturday said that it will conduct student-friendly and competency-based annual exams for classes 1st to 9th by mid-December.
Speaking to reporters, the director said that they will release a uniform date sheet for examinations for classes 1st to 9th.”
“We have submitted the proposal to conduct exams of classes 1st to 9th and I think by mid-December we will conclude all the exams so that students will gear up for the next level,” he said
He also urged students not to take any sort of stress over the incompletion of the syllabus. “We are aware of the syllabus and have almost completed 90 percent of it.”
He added that these will be the school-based exams. “There is nothing to worry about. Students are advised not to be stressed. There will be student-friendly and competency-based exams.”
Last month, the government restored the November-December academic session up to 9th standard in the winter zone.
The change, however, will not apply immediately to students in grades 10, 11, and 12, as board exam preparations are already underway.
CM Omar Abdullah assured students and parents that from next year, a similar winter-aligned schedule will be implemented for higher classes, allowing board exams to conclude ahead of the harsh winter.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration led by Lieutenant Governor in 2022 had issued orders for the implementation of a “ uniform academic Calendar” for both Jammu and Kashmir divisions “ in sync with the higher education department and the rest of the country.”