Ranchi: Delay in appointment of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) chairman coupled with the government decision on Monday to close down schools and colleges have upset the examination schedules of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC).
The State Disaster Management Authority headed by chief minister Hemant Soren decided to close all schools and colleges till further notice due to the Covid threat. With it, all JAC examinations, which were already delayed due to the absence of a chairman, will now have to be rescheduled.
The post of JAC chairman is lying vacant since previous chairman Arvind Singh retired from the post in September 2021. Though education minister Jagannath Mahto had announced the name of Dr Anil Kumar Mahto as the next JAC chairman in December, the notification in this regard is yet to be issued.
Sources in the education department said the file in this regard was signed by the education minister and sent for the CM’s approval several days ago. The CM’s pre-occupation with other work has, however, delayed the process of notification.
A JAC official said, “In the absence of a JAC chairman, the mid-term examinations for classes X and XII, which were planned in December, did not take place. The mid-term examinations for classes VIII, IX and XI in January are also dependent on the appointment of a chairman and further orders of the government.”
It may be stated here that the JAC chairman has the sole powers in matters of finance and formulations and printing of question papers of the examinations.
The education department plans to allot marks to students on the basis of mid-term examinations in case the final is cancelled due to the Covid situation.
The State Disaster Management Authority headed by chief minister Hemant Soren decided to close all schools and colleges till further notice due to the Covid threat. With it, all JAC examinations, which were already delayed due to the absence of a chairman, will now have to be rescheduled.
The post of JAC chairman is lying vacant since previous chairman Arvind Singh retired from the post in September 2021. Though education minister Jagannath Mahto had announced the name of Dr Anil Kumar Mahto as the next JAC chairman in December, the notification in this regard is yet to be issued.
Sources in the education department said the file in this regard was signed by the education minister and sent for the CM’s approval several days ago. The CM’s pre-occupation with other work has, however, delayed the process of notification.
A JAC official said, “In the absence of a JAC chairman, the mid-term examinations for classes X and XII, which were planned in December, did not take place. The mid-term examinations for classes VIII, IX and XI in January are also dependent on the appointment of a chairman and further orders of the government.”
It may be stated here that the JAC chairman has the sole powers in matters of finance and formulations and printing of question papers of the examinations.
The education department plans to allot marks to students on the basis of mid-term examinations in case the final is cancelled due to the Covid situation.
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