Srinagar, Oct 19: Amid confusion over preponing of 10th and 12th standard examinations, authorities on Monday said Jammu and Board of School Education (BOSE) will clarify the matter within a week’s time.
The BOSE official also said that it will clear all confusions pertaining to annual secondary school examinations including the 11th standard as well.
BOSE chairman Veena Pandita told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that no official decision or announcement was made as on date.
With regard to preponing of 10th and 12th standard examinations, Pandita said: “The matter of preponing the exams was only discussed in the previous meeting with the Ex-Commissioner Secretary Asgar Samoon as to whether there was any feasibility for government and BOSE to hold the exams of 10th and 12th standard exams in first week of November
“As of now nothing has been finalized and currently BOSE has not announced or decided anything about examinations, but in weeks’ time everything will be cleared,” she said.
Pandita also said, “The department has highlighted the issue of all board examinations with the newly appointed administrative Secretary to Government for School Education Department Bishwajit Kumar Singh and in coming days we will discuss the matter in a meeting to take a final call.”
As whether there was any indication of mass promotions to 11th standard students, the BOSE said that too would be decided in coming days—(KLU).