EDUCATION

Bhat Yasir Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) 1st-semester students of Rayat Bahra University, Punjab claimed that they weren't allowed to give examinations and blamed the university authorities for wasting their year. The BDS students alleged that despite paying fees, they weren't allowed to appear in examination as the admit cards weren't provided to them. "The Principal asked us to pay half of the fee now and the other half later. He said we will be allowed to sit in the examination, then. We paid half fee yesterday," Rupesh, a student said, adding that "They are now asking us to pay thr full fee and we weren't allowed to appear for the examination." He further said that they are 35-40 students who weren't allowed to enter in examination hall. "Our year has been wasted," he sa...

The type of courses being made available to Army personnel range from six months certificate courses to one-year diploma courses and two years postgraduate courses. On Monday, the Army signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Kashmir for providing distance education courses to troopers posted in the valley, PTI report. The report says that the MoU was signed by Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof Talat Ahmad and General Officer Commanding of Chinar Corps Lt Gen D P Pandey at Gandhi Hall, University of Kashmir, a Defence Spokesman said here. The spokesman said that it was a historic day for the UoK, Srinagar and Chinar Corps having established a long-term relationship for the provision of distance education courses to troopers presently serving in Kashmi...

Danishwar Hameed The administration on Saturday renamed another college in Kashmir after the name of a slain solider. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that the Government Degree College (GDC) in Kelam has been renamed after a slain Police Inspector Altaf Ahmad Dar. Altaf Dar popularly known as Altaf laptop was killed by Abu Qasim after he was chased down by Qasim in Bandipiora in the year 2015. The Principal of the college speaking on the event organized to commemorate the renaming function said that the Government of India (GoI) has ordered them to rename the college after the slain Police Officer Altaf Ahmad Dar. Professor Dilruba Hamdani, the principal speaking on the occasion said, “The new name of the college was set by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after the marty...

Jammu Kashmir Education Chamber - an amalgam of all private schools associations of J&K, today called on the government to reopen the schools with immediate effect as the continuous closure of schools is creating huge social, psychological, and academic problems. According to a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Chamber said that the schools in Kashmir have been closed since 2019 and till date nobody in the government is coming out with any roadmap for opening of educational institutes. “Every expert and educationist says that there is no alternative to brick and mortar classrooms and online classes are creating huge problems. If the schools are not opened any time soon, the future of our students is at stake,” a Spokesman of the JKEC said. On...

Claiming to be the first of its kind, two South Kashmir teachers said that they have designed a ‘Biodiversity Wall’ which will help the students to understand biodiversity in a better manner. Ever since the back-to-back lockdown and shutdown hit the Kashmir valley education sector, Dr. Raouf Hamzah and Manzoor Javaid, lecturers by profession have taken the initiative to motivate young children towards studies through innovative ways. Raouf Hamza, a lecturer at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Verinag while talking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that their design is first of its kind and there are around 90 percent animal and plant species in this biodiversity wall. “It will help students in clearing concepts and there are around 16 galleries in the w...

A committee for school fee regulation in Jammu and Kashmir has called for a thorough inquiry into the financial affairs of a leading private school here and asked the Union Territory's administration to appoint an independent authority to investigate the matter. The Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools (FFRC) has also asked the authority to submit a report within two months. Prima facie it appears that by a "well-thought-out" plan, the "Delhi Public School, Athwajan in Srinagar" is being used for earning huge money, said the FFRC, which has former Jammu and Kashmir Judge Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar as its chairperson. "The FFRC is under statutory obligation to ensure that there is no commercialisation of education," the panel said in an order passed o...

‘Only 16 candidates selected out of 80 posts’ Scores of aspirants, who are deaf and dumb staged a protest on Monday against Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) for allegedly failing to fill required number of seats. The aspirants assembled at Srinagar’s Press Enclave while carrying the placards reading ‘Save Future of Deaf and Mute People’ and ‘We Want Justice’. The protesters demanded authorities to fill 80 posts, saying that only 16 have been adjusted in the recently held written examination while rest of the candidates have been dropped from the selection list by JKSSB. A guardian, who was among protesters, while talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) on behalf of deaf and mute aspirants said, “The aspirants had applied for JKSSB written exams. ...

Terms it fake; says exam to be conducted as per past practice Taking strong note of the fake news item circulated on social media citing that there shall be no board examination for class 8th, the Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. Tassaduq Hussain has strongly refuted the news item. In a statement issued here, the DSEK today made it clear that all the schools have been instructed to conduct examinations of class 1st to 7th and 9th as per school Based Assessment Module. The mandatory instructions regarding the SOPs to be followed during the conduct of examinations have already been issued. However, class 8th annual examination shall be conducted by JKSCERT & DIETS as per past practice. The examination schedule for class 8th shall be notified by JKSCERT accordi...

Taking strong note of the fake news item circulated on social media citing that there shall be no board examination for class 8th, the Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. Tassaduq Hussain has strongly refuted the news item. In a statement issued here, the DSEK today made it clear that all the schools have been instructed to conduct examinations of class 1st to 7th and 9th as per school Based Assessment Module. The mandatory instructions regarding the SOPs to be followed during the conduct of examinations have already been issued. However, class 8th annual examination shall be conducted by JKSCERT & DIETS as per past practice. The examination schedule for class 8th shall be notified by JKSCERT accordingly, he added.(GNS)