India, Oct. 21 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has prohibited examination supervisory staff from carrying mobile phones during examination hours to ensure stricter adherence to examination regulations.

In a circular, the Board directed all centre superintendents to ensure that supervisory staff deposit their mobile phones with them before the commencement of examinations.

The centre superintendents will be personally responsible for implementing the instructions, the circular stated.

However, centre superintendents have been exempted from the restriction and may retain their mobile phones for effective communication with the Board's divisional, sub-divisional and branch offices, as well as their respective d...