JKBOSE Exams, by the Numbers: 62,101 Jammu Winter-Zone Students, 692 Centres and a New Grievance Number to Call

Start with the figure that matters for Jammu: 62,101 students in the Jammu winter zone are registered for JKBOSE's Annual Regular-2026 exams, out of 2,69,184 across J&K, according to Greater Kashmir. They will sit at 692 of the board's 2,602 centres.

Class by class

• Class 10: 97,500 students in all (25,268 in the Jammu winter zone), 316 Jammu centres. Exams run October 19 to November 18.
• Class 11: 89,513 students (19,938 Jammu), 196 Jammu centres. October 29 to November 11.
• Class 12: 82,171 students (16,895 Jammu), 180 Jammu centres. October 21 to November 21.

Daily timings were not given in the report. Our earlier checklist covers the day-before basics: JKBOSE Winter-Zone Exams Start Monday.

If something goes wrong

JKBOSE has set up a grievance-cum-monitoring cell under the direct supervision of the Board Secretary. It is meant to register complaints and queries, ensure timely disposal and take corrective action. Numbers published: Jammu 0191-2585732, Kashmir 0194-3186762. Email addresses were not readable in the source.

What the board says

Chairman Ghulam Hassan Sheikh said about 40 teams will be deployed, vigilance cards have been prepared and Chief Education Officers can monitor centres. Confidential material has gone to police stations and special arrangements exist for Children With Special Needs. Students are asked to fill roll numbers and question-paper series correctly; staff verify these before collecting scripts. For Class 10, these are first board exams for many. The chairman also asked parents not to measure children's success by marks alone.

Sources: Greater Kashmir, Oct 16, 2026; Greater Kashmir, grievance cell, Oct 16, 2026; Greater Kashmir, chairman interview.