Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday announced restoring the November academic session in Kashmir.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, the Chief Minister said that the examinations upto 9th class will be held in November this year.
Omar said that for a long time the parents and the students in Kashmir and the winter zone of Jammu were demanding to change the schedule of the School examination back to old practice.
He said the School Education Minister Sakeena Itoo brought the proposal for the restoration of the November academic session and the cabinet approved it.
The CM said that up to class 9th the examination schedule of all students of the Kashmir valley will be held in November before the winter vacation.
“We could not shift the examinations of class 10th , 11th and 12th this year, as these are being conducted by the School Board of Education for which a preparation is needed. But we assure all the students that from next year the examination for these classes will be held with the same schedule before the winter vacation,” he said.
The Lt Governor led administration had in 2022 announced a uniform academic calendar which was in sync with the rest of the country.
The decision however didn’t go well with students and parents who had been demanding reversal of the decision by the LG administration, saying it was not feasible on various para-meters including the weather.
Soon after the elected government took, the chorus grew with students, parents and other stakeholders demanding reversals to the old system.
The stakeholders had been contending that the November-December session allows students three- month winter vacation upto February with the start of new academic session and allows them more time to compete. They said that otherwise these three months would go loss and did not serve any purpose to the students.