EDUCATION

Two students from Jammu Kashmir have been expelled from the University hostel at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, following the loss of India with Australia in the final match of Men's World Cup 2023. A group of Kashmiri students spoke to The Kashmiriyat and said that some firecrackers were heard in the Jauhar hall following India's loss to the world cup final game. The firecrackers triggered anger among a group of students who were upset over India's loss at the hands of Australia by seven wickets in the final at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Before the loss, a verbal brawl had erupted between two groups of students, one supporting the Indian team and the other supporting Australia, however, the timely intervention of some senior students pacified the situation, they told The ...

The Jammu Kashmir administration has announced winter vacation for schools in the Kashmir valley amid the growing cold. In a notification, the Jammu Kashmir admin announced that upto class 8th, the schools will remain shut from 28 November, 2023 till late February. For classes upto 12th, the administration has announced winter vacations from 11th December, 2023. As per the order, the schools will remain shut till 29th February.

With the medical experts suggesting not to vent out in foggy weather, the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on the contrary says that the ‘weather is pleasant’ for attending the school. For the past several days, Kashmir has been reeling under intense cold and foggy weather conditions and doctors have suggested taking precautions against the possible ill effects of it. However, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), DSEK Thursday said, “The Government is aware of the matter and was sensitive of the situation too. We will make an announcement very soon.” “However, I want to tell you that the weather is very pleasant. Look at children playing the cricket. Had there been that much of a cold, you wouldn't have seen them playing and clapping during the matc...

In Jammu Kashmir, nearly ‘60 percent’ of colleges functioning in the region are yet to have NAAC accreditation—raising a question on curriculum coverage and teaching-learning processes in higher education institutions. The official document available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads, “Out of 147 colleges, presently 59 colleges have already been granted National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation.” The Kashmir university was awarded with 48th rank and Jammu university with 66th rank among the top 100 universities in the country as per India rankings 2021 university MoE for Gol. Stating the quality assurance, the official documents read that the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to get accredited by NAAC for evaluating conformity ...

With the onset of winter, Fatima (Name Changed)—a 2nd standard student wakes up at 7Am to get ready and to ensure that she won’t miss her school bus. However, once Fatima leaves from home for school, she is greeted by a dense fog which not only affects the arrival of her bus but feels prone to getting ill with the bone chilled weather. Speaking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Fatima narrated the circumstances she encountered while venturing out to catch her school bus and reach school on time. “It is very hard to stand out there in the misty fog, moreover the irony doesn’t end up in waiting for the bus, we sometimes get stuck on a road because of low visibility,” She said. Fatima further says that waking up in early morning and stepping out for school amid dense...

The Kashmir University (KU) authorities have called a meeting of academics to discuss "poor response" to newly-introduced courses in the main and satellite campuses. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the meeting, to be chaired by Dean Academic Affairs on November 13, will specifically deliberate upon low student response to Integrated B.Sc-MSc Botany which was introduced at North Campus, Baramulla, from this academic session. It is also likely to discuss poor response to Integrated BA-MA in Arabic introduced in Kupwara Campus. "It is a cause of concern that not many students turned up to take admission in the integrated programme despite being started with much fanfare," said sources at North Campus, adding that less than 10 students have taken admission in the BSc-MSc ...

The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Monday ordered change in school timing in all government and private schools from November-01. According the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), DSEK in a communique has said that schools falling within Sringar municipality limits shall function from 10AM to 3PM. However, the department has also ordered that the schools falling outside municipality limits of Srinagar district and other areas of Kashmir division shall function from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM—(KNO)

Students of BSC nursing gathered at Srinagar’s press enclave today to protest against the delay in counselling by BOPEE. The students, holding placards in their hands, raised slogans against the administration, demanding justice. While speaking to the media, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the aggrieved students said that JK BOPEE is not conducting their second round of counselling. “We are uncertain why BOPEE is not conducting the counseling and why they don't allow access to private or government colleges.” “The BOPEE authorities compelled us to protest today, as the selection list that was released shows that some of us were selected, while others didn't secure a spot in colleges in the first round of counselling,” said one of the students. He said the p...

Due to the zero or low enrolment of students in government schools, the total number of public schools in Jammu Kashmir has decreased by nearly 19 percent. Senior officials from the department informed the news agency KNO, “We had some government schools with very low student enrolment, some even with fewer than five students. We merged them with nearby government schools.” They also mentioned that these schools were previously listed separately on UDISE. “Previously, we had 23,117 government schools according to UDISE, but in the updated database, there are only 18,820 schools.” “We had almost 4,300 government schools with fewer than five or zero student enrolments,” the official stated, clarifying that there are no longer any government schools with zero enrolment. “In recent...