GSEB, JKBOSE exams 2024 begin today; timings, papers, guidelines

NEW DELHI: The Gujarat Board of Secondary Education (GSEB) will commence the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Class 10 and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Class 12 board exams 2024 today, March 11. Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) will also begin 10th board exams for soft zone schools from today.

GSEB SSC board exams 2024 will begin with the first language paper including Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, English, Urdu, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Odia. On the other hand, Gujarat Board 12th exams will start with physics, sahkar panchayat, and Namanam muḷa tatvo papers. J-K Board will commence the JKBOSE 10th exam 2024 with the English paper.

GSEB 10th board exams 2024 will continue till March 22 while Class 12 board exams will conclude on March 26. JK Class 10 board exams will end on April 4.

As per Gujarat Board exam timings, Class 12 exams will be conducted from 10:30 am to 1:45 pm and from 3 pm to 6:30 pm for different subjects. The timings of Class 10 board exams are 10 am to 1:15 pm.

State Board Exams 2024: Guidelines, changes

Candidates appearing for the exams will have to carry their admit cards along with a photo ID proof to the examination hall on the exam day. Students are advised to reach the exam centre at least one hour before the commencement of the exam to avoid last minute hassle.

JKBOSE board exams for Class 10 were supposed to begin from March 9. However, the paper scheduled on March 9 was postponed to April 4 by the board due to unavoidable situations.

In the case of the Gujarat board, the state government announced changes in exam pattern last year. The board exam changes include an increase of 10% in objective questions. Now, there will be 30% objective questions in the exam instead of 20%. On the other hand, the percentage of descriptive questions has been decreased by the board from 30% to 20%.

For Class 12, a total of 50% of the Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) from the science stream have been retained. The remaining descriptive questions will remain unchanged. No internal choices will be provided to students anymore.