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The valley students appear for class 10 examination today. The announcement for the year-end examinations from Class 5 to Class 12 by the Jammu and Kashmir administration was aimed at bringing children back to school. Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi.
As many as 1.6 lakh students appeared in the upcoming Board of School Education (BOSE) examinations at 1,502 centres across Kashmir, where only a total of 20.13 per cent students are attending schools post August 5. Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPc is imposed around each examination centre while checking squads will be constituted to inspect the centres regularly to stop copying and other unfair means. Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi.
The move to conduct examinations is similar to 2016, when after months of violent protests in the Valley following the killing of Hizbul Mujahedeen commander Burhan Wani, the then PDP government too had announced examinations amidst the shutdown. Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi.
After weeks of strict restrictions, the government announced the gradual re-opening of schools across the Valley but the students stayed away. As the government decided to go ahead with the annual examination, the students are in a dilemma as almost half of the syllabus is yet to be completed due to the prolonged closure of schools. Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi
