Exams in Kashmir colleges likely in March- April Lone Ishfaq Declaring 10 colleges in Kashmir as worst hit by the recent floods, the State’s Ministry of Higher Education has sent a note to the State Cabinet recommending postponing of all examinations in institutions under its ambit from existing October-November session to March-April. The affected colleges—seven in Srinagar and three in Anantnag—cater to 18 percent of entire college-going students of Kashmir. “The floods have destroyed everything in these 10 colleges, be it their laboratories, libraries, classrooms or offices,” said Muhammad Akbar Lone, Minister of Higher Education. “Our estimates indicate that the floods have directly affected 20,000 students or about 18 percent of entire college student population in the valley.” The damage is so severe in the colleges that the concerned department is unable to decide where to start from again. At some places, the operation to clear muck is yet to start. “We are grossly affected and after consultation with all stakeholders we came to a conclusion that we have to postpone all examinations,” said Lone. “Even in colleges or universities, which remained unaffected, there are students who have no books or study material as their houses were washed away; so we have to take in consideration their condition too.”
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:00:44 +0000
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