A day after announcing 50% syllabus relaxation in examinations for students of 10th and 12th classes, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Friday came up with a strange option offering students a choice to either appear in scheduled exams to be held this month or opt for full syllabus exams in March 2017. As per the notification issued by Joint Secretary Exams, BOSE, there will be a separate examination in March 2017 for the students of class 10th and 12th, who are interested to appear with full syllabus.…
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‘Govt wants us to appear in exams to break ongoing agitation’
Student protests continue seeking deferment of exams With the delay in announcement of relaxation in syllabus, students Wednesday accused the government of playing a game over holding Secondary and Higher Secondary exams. The students warned the state government to shun away from egoism and defer exams to March next year. Amid the ongoing uprising, the JK government earlier issued dates to conduct class 10 and 12 exams from mid-November. However it faced criticism from students, parents and academicians who demanded deferment of exams to March. The protests for deferment of…
Read MoreDelay in announcement for syllabus relaxation puts students under stress
The government however, remained adamant to hold exams in November stating that it will consider reducing the syllabus and students will have more options in terms of questions and answers “as they have not been able to complete the studies due to the prevailing situation in Kashmir.” After playing the “relaxation card” to woo students towards exams in mid-November, the government is still indecisive to announce the pattern of relaxation, stressing students. Amid unrest, the JK government decided to hold exams from November which had come for severe criticism from…
Read MoreEducation in Kashmir hit hard between Hurriyat Shutdown & Govt Crackdown
When Delhi Public School, Srinagar, held the term test for Class 9 and 10 at the Indoor Sports Stadium for their 580 students, 573 turned up. And in doing so, the school found a creative way to get around the Hurriyat injunction against the re-opening of the schools amid the shutdown of the Valley which is now entering its 112th day. For the lower classes, the school put the question papers online so that students can write their exam at home under parental supervision. DPS Budgam and the Presentation Convent…
Read MoreThose burning schools not our well-wishers, says Hurriyat (G)
The Hurriyat Conference (G) on Friday condemned disallowing its Chairman Syed Ali Geelani, who is under continued house arrest, from offering congregational Friday prayers. A Hurriyat (G) spokesperson in a statement condemned government’s “refusal” to allow Geelani to offer Friday prayers, continued siege of Jamia Masjid Srinagar, shifting of ailing senior pro-freedom leader Muhammad Yasin Malik to Central Jail and arresting Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ahead of ‘Jamia Masjid Chalo’ programme. “Stopping an individual from performing his religious responsibilities is gross violation of human rights and interference in personel and religious…
Read MoreNearly 20 schools burnt down as education becomes biggest casualty of protests
The 110-day-long Kashmir unrest, following the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, has crippled Kashmir and normal life in the valley. As many as 85 people, including two cops, have been killed and several thousand others injured in the ongoing unrest; around 5,000 security forces personnel have also been injured in the clashes with protesters. However, the biggest casualty thus far has been education and academia and it has suffered sabotage in ways more than one. According to a report in Hindustan Times, during the past three-and-half months of…
Read MoreGovt asks DCs to take school attendance, ensure punctuality of teachers
The state government has asked the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to take the attendance of the schools here on daily basis and ensure that all teachers attend the duties. According to officials, the directions have been issued here recently by the divisional administration and the DCs have been asked to get the attendance of the schools from the concerned Chief Education Officers (CEOs). “We have to submit the attendance on daily basis to the DCs,’’ said a CEO, on the condition of anonymity. However, education department officials said even as the…
Read MoreFear of stone-throwers keeps students away; Nayeem Akhter
‘Students have got more than a month as grace period to prepare’ Minister for Education Naeem Akhter today said the government had kept schools open, but it was the fear of stone-throwers which was keeping children away from schools. In an interview with Kashmir Post, the minister said Class X and XII examinations would be held on time as the government did not want to waste a year of students. “The Board of School Education is in the process of making things clear to students. The exams will be held…
Read MoreSchool heads, teachers suggest govt to defer exams, take steps for peace
The controversial decision by the J&K government to conduct Class 10 and 12 examinations from mid-November has triggered an uncertainty of sorts in the state’s Education department, with teachers and school heads urging the state authorities to defer the tests for now and take steps for peace in the Valley. On Monday, Kashmir Post talked to scores of teachers and school heads to get their feedback over the decision of holding exams in November despite stiff resistance by the student community and academics. There were very little takers for the…
Read MoreGovt schools occupied by forces notified as centres for class 10 and 12 exams
The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified government schools for examination centres which continue to remain occupied by paramilitary forces for past two months. The schools have been identified by JK Board of School Education (BOSE) in connection with conduct of examination which, as per BOSE notification are scheduled from mid-November. Officials said the authorities in BOSE have identified almost all the government schools for exam centres which include three Higher Secondary Schools in Srinagar district which continue to remain occupied by paramilitary forces for the past two months. Paramilitary…
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