Come April 1 and all the State Government schools will commence their new academic session.
The decision was taken during a meeting of District Education Officers (DEOs) called by State School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap on Friday.
Earlier, the classes for the new session were starting from June 16.
The step is being taken to bring uniformity with the norms of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and enhance the quality of the education in the State.
The academic session will be carried out till March 31.
Kashyap further reviewed about the expansion of the departmental works. The DEOs told him about the schedule of the 2016 board exams. Notably, the State Board Class Tenth Examinations are commencing from February 24 and the Intermediate Examinations are starting from February 23.
Over 4 lakh examinees will appear for the class tenth board examination while over 2 lakh examinees would be appearing for the intermediate examinations.
Meanwhile, officials said that in the present scenario the regular attendance of students and teachers has comparatively improved due to the efforts made under APJ Abdul Kalam Quality Education Campaign.
To keep an eye over the accredited schools, the School Education Minister instructed to conduct an inquiry to check whether the schools are following the framed parameters or not.