JAMMU, Nov 17: The Government has waived off the Term-2 examination for the students of classes 8^th, 9^th and 11^th for all Government schools and the recognized private schools of Kashmir valley for the current academic session. The Government has also ordered continuation of “No-Detention” policy from classes 5^th to 8^th for the current academic session.

According to an order issued by the School Education Department, all the students from class 5^th to 9^th and class 11^th from all the government schools and the recognized private schools of Kashmir valley shall be elevated to the next level with immediate effect. “As a consequence the new academic calendar for the schools shall commence in the Kashmir valley forthwith,” the order states adding that the Government Order No: 338-Edu of 2016 Dated: 16-09-2016, wherein, the “No Detention” policy was reviewed shall now take effect from the calendar year 2017.