JAC Jharkhand board releases Class 11 date sheet; exams to be held from May 20–22

JAC Class 11 exams 2025: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Ranchi has officially announced the timetable for the 2025 Class 11 board examinations. According to the notification issued by JAC, the exams are scheduled to be conducted from May 20, 2025 to May 22, 2025. The complete schedule has been made available on the council’s official website at jac.jharkhand.gov.in.
As per the directive from the School Education and Literacy Department, Jharkhand, the examinations will be held for five main subjects through OMR sheets. To successfully pass the examination, students must qualify in at least four out of the five subjects they have chosen. Admit cards for the examination will be available for download by principals of all +2 level schools and colleges from May 13, 2025.
Exam pattern and subject details
The Class 11 examination will feature multiple choice questions (MCQ type) for each subject, with each paper carrying 40 marks. An internal assessment of 10 marks per subject will also be conducted separately at the respective +2 school or college level.
On May 20, 2025, students from Science and Commerce streams will appear for Paper I, Core Language (English or Hindi), in the first sitting from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Arts stream students will take the same paper in the second sitting from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

The second day of the exam, May 21, 2025, will include Paper II. In the first sitting, Science and Commerce students will write Physics and Chemistry, or Accountancy and Business Studies respectively, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Arts students will appear for their first, second, and third optional subjects in the second sitting from 2:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Final day schedule and subjects
On May 22, 2025, Science and Commerce students will sit for Paper III, which includes the third and fourth optional subjects, in the first sitting from 10:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Meanwhile, Arts students will appear for their elective language paper in the second sitting from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Instructions for school principals
JAC has instructed all +2 school and college principals to download the admit cards from the official website starting May 13, 2025. They are expected to distribute the cards to students without delay and ensure compliance with the examination schedule and guidelines.