The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JK BOSE) has notified the date sheet for Class 10th Annual/Regular, 2025 (Oct-Nov session), scheduling the start of the examination from 3rd November. Akashvani Correspondent reports that in all, nearly 95,000 students from the Kashmir Division and winter zone areas of the Jammu Division, including students from Ladakh UT, are expected to take up the exam, which the Government has restored back to the October-November session. The examination will conclude on November 27 with the Painting/Art and Drawing subject.
In consideration of the disruptions in the academic calendar caused due to heat waves, torrential rains/cloudbursts and floods, the JK BOSE has granted a concession of 15% syllabus, making an attempt of 85% marks equivalent to 100%. As per the date sheet, the exams will commence on November 3 for the mathematics subject, followed by Social Science on November 7, Science on November 11, while the English paper will be held on November 14.
The Urdu/Hindi papers have been scheduled on November 17, Computer Science on November 19, while the vocational subjects paper will be held on November 21. Subjects with a smaller number of candidates, like Home Science, will be held on November 23, Music on November 25 and additional/optional subjects, including Kashmiri/Dogri/Bhoti/Punjabi/Arabic/Urdu/Hindi/ Persian/Sanskrit, will be held on November 24.