Announcement about examination of lower classes soon: DSEK The announcement of private schools association to grant provisional promotion for all classes up to 9th and 11th has drawn flak from various quarters with Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) saying they will soon be making announcements about examination of lower classes. “They (private schools association) can’t unilaterally pass any such order without getting prior approval from the school education department. This is in contravention of the laid norms. Such associations are formed only to act as mediators between private schools and…
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Parents protest as schools charge fees for unrest
The Parents’ Association today staged a protest near the residence of Education Minister Naeem Akhter at Parraypora in Srinagar, saying that the government was silent while the private schools were charging fees for the unrest months. Parents’ Association president Feroz Ahmed Ganie and general secretary led the protests at Airport Road. Holding placards which read “we want justice” and “fee for what?”, they demanded the fee for four months should be waived. “On the one hand, the private schools association was claiming to support the ongoing agitation and on the…
Read MoreStudents to appear for exams under the shadow of gun
In a bizarre move, the school education department has decided to conduct exams under the shadow of gun as most schools designated as exam centers for class Xth and XIIth students continue to remain occupied by paramilitary forces for the past more than two months. Government has accommodated two companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in MP model Higher Secondary School (HSS) with each company having around 135 personnel who have occupied all the class rooms barring principal office and laboratory rooms. “But the department informed us that only…
Read MoreExpects ‘Good News’ on Valley schools within week: Mehbooba
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed her displeasure over the unrest in Kashmir for the last four months even as she hoped for some good news in the coming days. “In one week we are hopeful of getting good news with respect to education,” Mehbooba told media persons after taking the guard of honour on the reopening of the Darbar here. During the unrest in Kashmir since July 8 when Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed, the education sector has become the biggest casualty as business establishments and markets…
Read MoreAppear in exams now and avail 50% concession or face full-syllabus in March: Bizarre offer from BOSE
A day after announcing 50% syllabus relaxation in examinations for students of 10th and 12th classes, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Friday came up with a strange option offering students a choice to either appear in scheduled exams to be held this month or opt for full syllabus exams in March 2017. As per the notification issued by Joint Secretary Exams, BOSE, there will be a separate examination in March 2017 for the students of class 10th and 12th, who are interested to appear with full syllabus.…
Read More‘Govt wants us to appear in exams to break ongoing agitation’
Student protests continue seeking deferment of exams With the delay in announcement of relaxation in syllabus, students Wednesday accused the government of playing a game over holding Secondary and Higher Secondary exams. The students warned the state government to shun away from egoism and defer exams to March next year. Amid the ongoing uprising, the JK government earlier issued dates to conduct class 10 and 12 exams from mid-November. However it faced criticism from students, parents and academicians who demanded deferment of exams to March. The protests for deferment of…
Read MoreDelay in announcement for syllabus relaxation puts students under stress
The government however, remained adamant to hold exams in November stating that it will consider reducing the syllabus and students will have more options in terms of questions and answers “as they have not been able to complete the studies due to the prevailing situation in Kashmir.” After playing the “relaxation card” to woo students towards exams in mid-November, the government is still indecisive to announce the pattern of relaxation, stressing students. Amid unrest, the JK government decided to hold exams from November which had come for severe criticism from…
Read MoreEducation in Kashmir hit hard between Hurriyat Shutdown & Govt Crackdown
When Delhi Public School, Srinagar, held the term test for Class 9 and 10 at the Indoor Sports Stadium for their 580 students, 573 turned up. And in doing so, the school found a creative way to get around the Hurriyat injunction against the re-opening of the schools amid the shutdown of the Valley which is now entering its 112th day. For the lower classes, the school put the question papers online so that students can write their exam at home under parental supervision. DPS Budgam and the Presentation Convent…
Read MoreThose burning schools not our well-wishers, says Hurriyat (G)
The Hurriyat Conference (G) on Friday condemned disallowing its Chairman Syed Ali Geelani, who is under continued house arrest, from offering congregational Friday prayers. A Hurriyat (G) spokesperson in a statement condemned government’s “refusal” to allow Geelani to offer Friday prayers, continued siege of Jamia Masjid Srinagar, shifting of ailing senior pro-freedom leader Muhammad Yasin Malik to Central Jail and arresting Mirwaiz Umar Farooq ahead of ‘Jamia Masjid Chalo’ programme. “Stopping an individual from performing his religious responsibilities is gross violation of human rights and interference in personel and religious…
Read MoreNearly 20 schools burnt down as education becomes biggest casualty of protests
The 110-day-long Kashmir unrest, following the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, has crippled Kashmir and normal life in the valley. As many as 85 people, including two cops, have been killed and several thousand others injured in the ongoing unrest; around 5,000 security forces personnel have also been injured in the clashes with protesters. However, the biggest casualty thus far has been education and academia and it has suffered sabotage in ways more than one. According to a report in Hindustan Times, during the past three-and-half months of…
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