JKBOSE Class 10 students seek grace marks over alleged errors in Urdu paper

SRINAGAR — Class 10 students who appeared in the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Urdu annual regular examination on October 22 have sought five grace marks, alleging that errors in two questions left them without the correct grammatical choices.

The students have urged the board to review the disputed questions, arguing that the alleged structural and grammatical flaws caused confusion during the examination and affected their ability to attempt the questions fairly.

The first objection concerns Question 8, carrying four marks, which deals with sentence structure and grammatical analysis. According to the students, the question offered an internal choice between two sentences that both belong to the category of verbal sentences, instead of providing a choice between a nominal sentence and a verbal sentence.

The two sentences cited by the students are “Ladki ne khoobsurat gaana gaaya” (The girl sang a beautiful song) and “Woh kitaab likh raha hai” (He is writing a book).

They contend that both sentences are verbal sentences, leaving them without the intended grammatical alternative. The students have demanded four grace marks for the question.

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The second objection concerns a one-mark multiple-choice question based on the sentence “Rashid bohut ghareeb hai” (Rashid is very poor).

The students claim that the correct grammatical option, referring to the subject or doer of the action, was missing from the choices provided. They have sought one additional grace mark for the question.

Together, the two objections have prompted a demand for five grace marks. The students said the disputed questions created uncertainty during the examination and consumed valuable time as they tried to interpret the wording and available options.

They have called on JKBOSE to examine the questions, seek an expert assessment of the paper and provide a fair and uniform remedy to all affected candidates.