The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has decided to mass promote students of classes 1 to 9 of Jammu division and class 11 in both the divisions in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
An order issued issued Tuesday by Deputy Secretary School Education Department, Sachin Jamwal has directed concerned authorities to promote all government and private school students in classes 1 to 9 falling under Summer Zone and affiliated to J&K Board of School Education to the next level for the academic session 2020-21 as a “one time exemption”.
Director School Education Jammu has been asked to monitor the process of promotion as per approved norms.
Likewise, the examines for class 11th- appearing under Annual Regular session in Summer Zones of Jammu and Biannual and private sessions in Winter zones in both the divisions of J&K- too will be promoted to Class 12th provided they have filled in the examination forms.
It has been learnt that Chairperson JKBOSE and Director School Education Jammu had forwarded a proposal to the School Education Department over mass promoting students in view of the current lockdown.