Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education Wednesday announced results of annual regular exams of 10th standard with an overall pass percentage of 85 percent.
JKBOSE officials informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 85 percent qualify the exams.
Over 94,000 students had appeared in the annual regular exams of 10th standard that commenced on November-03 in the Kashmir division.
Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) had set-up 994 examination centres across the Kashmir region.
BOSE had said that 68,804 students enrolled for the annual regular exams of 10th are from ten districts of Kashmir division and 25,224 students are from eight districts of winter zone areas of Jammu division.
Besides, the board had also informed that at least 660 from Kargil and 95 from Leh district were also enrolled for the examinations.
Earlier, BOSE Secretary had said that nearly 95,000 students were enrolled to appear for 10th class exams and the board has made 994 exam centres for them.
Pertinently, BOSE had announced syllabus relaxation of 15 percent for 10th, 11th and 12th standard examination.
Director Academics of BOSE in a notification said that the decision was taken upon the recommendations received from the DSEK and DSEJ and pleas received from other stakeholders regarding reduction in syllabus due to delayed commencement of academic session this year coupled with disruptions in academic calendar due to heat wave, torrential rains, cloudbursts and floods.
“As approved by the competent authority, it is notified that the prospective eligible students appearing in class 10th, 11th and 12th in the ensuing annual regular, 2025 examination in Kashmir Division and winter zone areas of Jammu Division including UT of Ladakh, shall attempt 85 percent marks which will correspond to 100 percent marks, availing thus 15 percent relaxation in syllabus,” reads the notification.—(KNO)
