Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission takes cognizance of the Mountain Ink report and blames โinadvertentโ error for the selection of the candidates. SRINAGAR โ Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission has dropped the names of two candidates from the shortlisting list for the post of Assistant Professors in โbiotechnologyโ. The candidates Pankaj Sharad and…
Children of Kashmir are staring at yet another hostage period after the inferred third Covid wave made offline classrooms a primary casualty of the official Covid response. Shamshad Akhtarโs fears have returned to unsettle her daily chores and mental calm.ย Last night, hours after Kashmir administration announced yet another educational curtailment calendar to keep the…
โThe decision of the government is unjustified as all the staff and students are fully vaccinated.โ SRINAGAR โ As the Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the closure of Coaching Centres across the valley in view of rising covid-19 cases, the Coaching Centre Association of Kashmir (CCAK) has expressed disappointment terming the administrationโs decision as…
Mountain Ink reached out to BR Sharma, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission, for a comment but he refused. SRINAGAR โ Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission selection list for the post of Assistant Professor in Biotechnology in the higher education department reeks of fraud as three candidates, who had scored less points…
J&K medical colleges were reserved for local students but it changed as J&K admin gives nod to 15 per cent All India Quota. SRINAGAR โ Medical seats in Jammu & Kashmir colleges, which were restricted to local students till recently, have been opened to applicants from mainland India via the National Eligibility and Entrance Test…
A recent parent-teacher meet over suspended state of education once again shifted focus to screen-stricken students being schooled in the stressful situation since 2019 summer. One such student is Aisha, whose transition from Curfew to Online classes has only made her identity conscious. She wakes up early, takes online classes and ends her day with…
A group of Kashmiri Chevening Scholars have launched โChevening for Kashmirโ โ a pilot mentorship programme to help Kashmiri applicants with Chevening Scholarship and university applications in the UK. The mentorship programme is organised as part of the Project EduAccess, an upcoming non-profit initiative aimed at pioneering action towards improving inclusivity in higher education institutions…
In the upper reaches of central Kashmir, two seasonal schools for the children of nomadic people are awaiting right touches and treatment. Itโs a daily slog for seasonal teacher Ajaz Ahmed through boroughs, brooks and bridges of Budgam. After dusting miles on foot, he reaches upper pastures and stands sullen in serene surroundings. The grassroot…
After successive lockdowns and 2G classes messed up with their classroom routine and learning, Kashmiri students are still clueless about how to appear in the board exam two months later. In his glum room, Salik Nazar, 18, struggles with his โnew normalโ study routine driven by the slow internet speed, hailed as a โsmooth driver…