JAC Jharkhand Class 10, 12 Exam News: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) has postponed the Class 10 matriculation and Class 12 intermediate exams set to be held today, February 14. These exams will now be held on March 4. The revision in exam dates is amid the Shab-e-Barat holiday.

According to the JAC notification, the Class 10 matric Kharia, Khortha, Kundmali, and Nagpuri exams will now be held on March 4. The Intermediate core language exams — Hindi A and English A — will also be conducted on March 4.

Moreover, all schools in the state will remain closed on February 14 because of the Shab-e-Barat holiday.

The Class 10 and Class 12 JAC board 2025 exams began on February 11. While Class 10 exams are held in the morning shift, the examination for Class 12 are conducted in the second sitting. Over 7.84 lakh students are enrolled to take both the JAC board examinations.

The Class 10 JAC examinations are scheduled in the first sitting (9.45 am to 1 pm), while the JAC Class 12 in the second sitting (2 pm to 5.15 pm).

More than 4.33 lakh students are expected to appear for the class 10 examinations across 1,297 examination centres, while over 3.50 lakh students are likely to write intermediate examinations across 789 centres. The examination for Classes 10 and 12 earlier set to conclude on March 3, will now end on March 4.