Jharkhand Govt announces to hold offline board exams for Class 10, 12 from March 24

Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) is all set to conduct the board examinations for class 10 (Matriculation) and class 12 (Intermediate) in offline mode from March 24 with strict compliance of COVID-19 protocols, JAC officials said on Thursday.

This year, about eight lakh students would write the exam papers in classes 10 and 12 in the state.

JAC secretary Mahip Kumar Singh, told, “We are all prepared for taking the board examinations for class 10 and class 12 from March 24. The examination will take place in offline mode. However, all Covid guidelines



including social distancing and wearing mask will be ensured at the examination places.”

The Council released the exam date-sheet on Wednesday. The board examination for class 10 will conclude on April 20, while the intermediate examination will come to an end on April 25.

“The number of students appearing in both examinations will be higher than the previous year,” Singh said. The exams will be conducted in two sittings. The class 10 examinations will be conducted in the first sitting, while the class 12 in the second sitting, JAC officials said.