Amid shutdown, 95% appear in class XII exams in J-K

SRINAGAR: At least 95% of Class 12 students appeared for their state board exams, defying separatists’ diktats against reopening of schools and colleges that have been forcibly shut for the past four months in the Valley.

The syllabus for the final examination was reduced by 50% because of the unrest and closure of schools since the encounter killing of Hizb terrorist Burhan Wani in July this year. Studies have been severely hit, with rioting mobs torching more than 30 schools during four months of protests.