The Education Emergency: Why Unchecked School Fees & Harassment Demand Immediate Action in Kashmir By: Javid Amin, Senior Editor & Social Affairs Analyst Srinagar, April 27, 2025: Picture this: you entrust your most precious possession, your child, to the nurturing embrace of a school, envisioning a future brimming with knowledge, growth, and opportunity. This sanctuary of learning, once revered as a temple of enlightenment, has, for many Kashmiri parents, morphed into a cold, calculating profit-driven enterprise. The very essence of education – a partnership between educators, students, and parents –…
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‘Playing with Futures’: Mufti Slams JKBOSE Over Student Exam Denial
Recently, the J&KBOSE had asked for submission of examination forms for Class 10 and 12 that will be held in March Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti has blamed Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (J&K BOSE) for playing with the career of thousands of students after refusing their examination forms on the pretext that schools have been established on the state land. Recently, the J&KBOSE had asked for submission of examination forms for Class 10 and 12 that will be held in March. However, many…
Read MoreExams on Hold, Dreams on Pause: BOSE’s Bizarre Decision Leaves Students in Despair
Uncertain Futures: J&K Students in Limbo as Board Rejects Exam Forms Thousands of students in Jammu and Kashmir are facing an uncertain academic future after the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) refused to accept their class 10th examination forms. This controversial decision, shrouded in legal complexities, has sparked outrage and anxiety among students, parents, and educators. The saga began in 2022 when the J&K government amended the Education Act 2002, setting new guidelines for land and building usage by private schools. This led to a government order…
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