EDUCATION

On Monday, India Today reported that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) managing committee has decided "to remove the books of Pakistani authors Maulana Abul Ala Maududi and Syed Qutub from the syllabus." The report suggests that these books were included in the syllabus of the Department of Islamic Studies, and were taught in AMU’s BA and MA classes. The report quoted a senior AMU staff who said that "This decision has been taken in response to a recent letter that was written by social activist and academician Madhu Kishwar, along with some other academicians, to PM Modi, in which the books of these authors were demanded not to be taught to the students. The academicians had not just named the AMU, but also the Jamia Milia Islamia and Hamdard Universities, claiming that all these univ...

The B.Ed students of 1st and 2nd Semester Batch (2020-22) registered through the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), of the University of Kashmir are demanding their exams be rescheduled which commences on the 10th of August 2022. Jammu & Kashmir Students Movement (JKSM) learnt that the students who are going to appear in the examination in the second week of August are yet to receive the study material from the Directorate of Distance Education. Notably, the admission process for B.Ed students of Session 2020 was completed in October last year. “We have to appear for exams of two semesters in August and the preparation gaps between papers are 1 or 2 days which is very less, DDE has not provided any study material to us either,” said a student Gazi Muzamil President of...

The Jammu Kashmir administration has sanctioned the renaming of 18 more places in Jammu Kashmir which includes the Higher Secondary in the Soaf Shali area of Anantnag. The admin, as per an order accessed by The Kashmiriyat, has ordered the School Education Department to take immediate necessary steps including amending records for effecting the changes, and stated that the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir/Jammu shall personally monitor the naming of infrastructure assets in their respective divisions. Deputy Commissioner(s) shall ensure that suitable events are held in connection with the naming of these infrastructure assets, the order read. The Jammu Kashmir administration as per a directive started renaming the Government institutes/public places to the name of the troopers who...

The Zonal Education officer In Nehapora area of Pattan in Baramulla Kashmir has directed students in school students to 'voluntarily' deposit rupees 10 for the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. In a communique sent by the ZEO Nelapora which was accessed by The Kashmiriyat, the official stated, "Complying with CEO Baramulla's zoom meeting instructions I request all heads of schools(both govt and private) to collect ten rupees each student and fifty rupees each employee, hundred rupees each in case of gazetted employees(headmasters, lecturers and principals). The collected money shall be handed over to the concerned PCO. PCO in turn shall deposit the amount at Zonal Education Office latest by 22/7/2022 at 3 p.m. For any delay, the responsibility lies with PCOs." The Divisional Commissioner ...

After protests over a part of the syllabus of M.A political science, the Panjab University has decided to change the content that describes Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as a "terrorist". Pertinently, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had raised strong objections to the controversial language used about Bhindranwale. “I came to know about the objectionable content. We will remove it and launch a probe into how it became part of the syllabus,” Satnam Singh Sandhu, head of Distance Education Department of Punjabi University, Patiala told The Indian Express. The controversial reference to Bhindranwale is a part of my M.A in political science (distance mode). The university has also formed a three-member committee to probe the same.

The University of Kashmir (KU) is all set to announce summer vacations of main and satellite campuses from July-23. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the vacations are slated for nine days from July—23 Top officials of the varsity informed KNO that the vacations will begin from July—23 “However, the examinations slated during the vacation period will be held as per the schedule.”—(KNO)

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has dropped down passages that challenged common misconceptions about Muslims, mentioned Jawaharlal Nehru and some Mughal rulers, and dealt with caste and religious prejudices. A report by Telegraph noted that a few paragraphs on Prophet Muhammed were cut from the book’s chapter on new empires and kingdoms. One of the omitted clauses was this one: “Like Christianity, Islam was a religion that laid stress on the equality and unity of all before Allah.” The 'Our Pasts-II book' for Class VII no longer includes certain introductory material on the Mughal emperors Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb. For example, in the book Social and Political Life-I for Class VI, there was a paragraph that has b...

Authorities on Friday announced summer vacations for all government degree colleges of Kashmir division and winter zones of Jammu division from July 09. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the vacations are scheduled from July-09 to July-17. Principal secretary, Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal in order said, “All government degree colleges of Kashmir division and winter zone government degree colleges of Jammu division shall observe summer vacations with effect from July-09 to July-17.”—(KNO)

As many as 1329 infrastructure-related works in the school education department are being surrendered to the Government of India by the authorities of Jammu & Kashmir as they couldn’t execute them due to a host of reasons. Official documents in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) lay bare that 1329 civil works, which were sanctioned under erstwhile schemes Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and existing Samagra Shiksha scheme in 2018-19, are being surrendered by the authorities of Jammu & Kashmir. These details are documented in the minutes of the meeting of the project approval board(PAB) held on May 10, 2022 through video conference to consider the annual work plan & budget (AWP&B) 2022-23 of Samagra Shiksha ...