2.69 lakh students to appear in JKBOSE exams across 2,602 centres

JKBOSE Chairman Ghulam Hassan Sheikh told Greater Kashmir that a total of 2,69,184 students have registered for the examinations, including 97,500 in Class 10, 89,513 in Class 11 and 82,171 in Class 12.

Srinagar, Oct 15: Around 2.69 lakh students will appear in the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education’s (JKBOSE) Annual Regular-2026 examinations for Classes 10, 11 and 12 across Kashmir and the winter-zone areas of Jammu division, with the Board establishing 2,602 examination centres.

JKBOSE Chairman Ghulam Hassan Sheikh told Greater Kashmir that a total of 2,69,184 students have registered for the examinations, including 97,500 in Class 10, 89,513 in Class 11 and 82,171 in Class 12.

According to the date sheet notified by JKBOSE, the Class 10 examinations will commence on October 19 and conclude on November 18, 2026. The Class 12 examinations will begin on October 21 and conclude on November 21, while the Class 11 examinations are scheduled to commence on October 29 and conclude on November 30.

For Class 10, a total of 97,500 students, including 72,232 from Kashmir and 25,268 from the winter-zone areas of Jammu division, have registered for the examinations. The Board has established 1,003 examination centres for the class, including 687 in Kashmir and 316 in Jammu’s winter-zone areas.

Similarly, 89,513 students have registered for the Class 11 examinations, including 69,575 from Kashmir and 19,938 from Jammu’s winter-zone areas. The examinations will be conducted at 824 centres, comprising 628 in Kashmir and 196 in Jammu’s winter-zone areas.

For Class 12, 82,171 students, including 65,276 from Kashmir and 16,895 from Jammu’s winter-zone areas, will appear in the examinations. JKBOSE has established 775 examination centres for the class, including 595 in Kashmir and 180 in Jammu’s winter-zone areas.

The Chairman said all necessary arrangements had been put in place to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations. He added that examination-related confidential material had been dispatched to the concerned police stations.

“We have made special arrangements for Children With Special Needs (CWSN). The concerned examination superintendents have been instructed to provide all genuine assistance to such candidates as per the rules,” Sheikh told Greater Kashmir.