In a first step towards improving the education sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the state education ministry has established a HELPLINE in the personal office […]
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Education
School that survived militancy buckled under deluge
It survived the turbulent years of militancy, but today DAV school has turned into an abandoned “ghost house” as the school management and the state […]
Authorities sit on violation of official timings by private schools
In violation of norms, many private schools in the summer capital are violating official school timings—subjecting students to inconvenience. The DSEK has notified the official […]
‘Background checks essential before hiring school staff’
A body of private schools in Kashmir has decided to carry out background checks before hiring any staff including teachers and drivers. “No school shall […]
Centre delays scholarship to students under PMSSS
There seems to be no end to the miseries of JK students pursuing different degrees under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) in outside State […]
Over 12,000 candidates appear in Combined Competitive Exam
Over 12,000 candidates from Jammu and Kashmir appeared in the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination on Sunday which were held in two sessions at 26 centres […]
Noida university expels 30 JK students – PMSSS Fiasco
In a grim reminder about the abject failure of Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), a Noida based university has expelled at least 30 students […]
Students, BGSBU administration at loggerheads
The situation at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) is far from getting normal as the students, citing violation of agreement by university officials, have […]
Schools asked to do away with ‘barring process’ in class 10, 12
Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar, Monday said the state government has asked the educational institutions to do away with the practice of barring the students […]
50 colleges in JK without buildings
Belying the tall claims of successive regimes of Jammu and Kashmir over upgradation of infrastructure in education sector, as many as 50 percent colleges in […]