Srinagar: The J&K government is yet to take a final call to shift the calendar for examination session of primary to higher secondary classes from November to March. Exams however this year i.e 2018 will be held in November.
A top official privy to the discussions going on over the issue told INS that for 2018 exams will be held as per existing academic calendar.
“The committee formed to look in to possibility and feasibility of shifting the academic calendar to March session will table its report but for this year its November session in place,” he told, wishing not to be named though.
He also confided that shifting to March session, decision has not been taken yet but ‘for 2019 nothing is decided yet’.
“Let 2019 come, nothing is final for that,” he confided.
The new academic session of colleges outside state begins from July and students from J&K who aspire to pursue professional courses outside the state have to wait till July despite appearing in their class 10 or 12 exams in November.
