After Class 10th, Class 11th Students Gets 3 Out of Syllabus Questions
Committee Examining Errors, Grace Marks to Be Given Where Needed, Will Ensure Students Won’t Suffer: BOSE Official
The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) is once again facing criticism for repeated mistakes in board exams, with students raising concerns over out-of-syllabus questions in multiple subjects.
After the recent controversy over an out-of-syllabus question in the Class 10 English and Urdu papers and a mistake in SST paper, Class 11 students have now expressed outrage after finding three out-of-syllabus questions carrying 16 marks in their Mathematics exam.
The latest error occurred on February 25 in the Class 11 Mathematics paper, where students found three questions—Q23 (4 marks), Q29 (6 marks), and Q30 (6 marks)—from topics that were removed after syllabus rationalization. These included Polar Form of Complex Numbers, Solutions of Trigonometric Equations, and Arithmetic Progressions.
“If these topics were removed, why is JKBOSE still including them in the question paper? These repeated mistakes are unacceptable and affecting our results,” said a frustrated student.
On February 24, the Class 10 English paper had its very first question from Speak Up—a poem that had been officially removed from the syllabus.
“How can a deleted chapter be included in the paper? This was a five-mark mistake by JKBOSE,” said an aggrieved student, Abrar.
On February 20, Students appearing for the Class 10 Urdu exam paper were shocked to find that options 2 and 3 of Question No. 10, worth five marks, were from a deleted section of the syllabus.
On February 18, students appearing for the Class 10 Social Studies exam found a multiple-choice question (MCQ) with incorrect answer options.
The question, “Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?” had none of the four provided options as correct. The given choices were: (A) A.O. Hume, (B) Mahatma Gandhi, (C) S.N. Banerjee, and (D) Lala Lajpat Rai. However, the correct answer is Womesh Chandra Banerjee.
Meanwhile, Joint secretary in Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Suraj Rathore told news agency JKNS that a committee of experts is looking into the issue and grace marks will be provided where necessary.
“Yes, we have convened a committee of experts to identify errors. Wherever they are found, we will take corrective measures. I assure students they will not suffer”, he said.
“Center sequencing is there, let it come, we will issue a notification with regard to that”, Rathore said.
This is not the only issue students have faced recently. JKBOSE has already come under fire for the delayed issuance of admit cards to some students, which caused panic just before exams. Additionally, errors in textbooks, including misprinted content, have further raised concerns about the board’s efficiency.
Adding to the uncertainty, JKBOSE is currently without a permanent head. The tenure of its chairperson ended on January 25, after which the Jammu and Kashmir government granted a one-month extension, which expired yesterday, February 25. With repeated controversies and no clarity on leadership, students and parents are demanding urgent reforms in JKBOSE’s functioning.
It is completely unfair to include out-of-syllabus questions in board exams, as students prepare based on the prescribed syllabus. In Class 11th Chemistry, Section C, the first question (3 marks) and Section B, the Wurtz reaction question (2 marks) were out of syllabus. Similarly, Class 10th and 11th Mathematics also had out-of-syllabus questions. Students deserve compensation for the marks lost due to these mistakes.
Including unexpected questions not only demotivates students but also disrupts their confidence during the exam. J&K BOSE must take responsibility and either provide grace marks or reevaluate the paper marking scheme to ensure fairness.
If this issue is not addressed, students have the right to take proper action, such as:
1. Raising a complaint to J&K BOSE through school authorities.
2. Submitting a petition highlighting the mistakes.
3. Approaching media or student organizations to bring attention to the matter.
Board exams should test students’ preparation, not their ability to handle unexpected shocks. If such unfair practices continue, students will lose trust in the education system and may stop putting in effort.
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I am the student of class 10th . I faced my first question of English paper, z series which was out of syallabus . I request the concerned authorities to give me grace marks in this subject.
I AM A CLASSS 11TH STUDENT;
YESTERDAY I HAVE GIVEN MATHs EXAM.Q23,Q29,Q30 WERE SURELY OUT OF SYLLABUS ,THAT IS TRUE.BUT IN Q30, INSTEAD OF AP, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PRINTING MISTAKE SO I MAKE IT GP QUESTIONS BY REPLACING AP TO GP.WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED IN MY MARKS?.
THANKYOU
I had Z series in sst and the stirring mcq of all is that Swaraj party objective, while in book only names of swaraj parties founders are mentioned;CR Dass and Motilal Nehru however date of its formation isnt mentioned in the book history of jkbose and on top I don’t understand why do they publish new edition books if they love asking questions from the old edition eg the NEW KASHMIR MANIFESTO objective.
There’s much more but how much can I say now..
Not only this in set x of class 10 SST paper we had fill in the blank saying write full form of ignou but it is not mentioned anywhere in book and locate railway track from baramulla to sangaldan it was not mentioned anywhere I myself revised whole ncert three times but our hardwork costs nothing because cheating was at peak I cried In the examination center because of same. I was expecting 490+ this year but after seeing all the things I lost interest in everything please don’t play with our futures please look into the matter and grace it should be provided but to students who deserve it not all !