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Education

This section is a window to the education scenario of Jammu and Kashmir. It gives details about the policies, issues, initiatives and inspirational stories related to education.

America Calling

A small town girl’s month long American tour changed her idea of education and life completely. Saima Rashid narrates her experience The  moment Afeefa Farooq,...

Rationalising Ration

Irked by corrupt ration distribution system, a group of five students innovated a biometric system that promises to eliminate black-marketing. Saima Rashid reports It was...

The Golden Cage

Shafinur Shafin I had heard of the fabled beauty of Kashmir as early as my childhood days. The words, Kashmir is a heaven on the...

Understanding Jhelum

Last September’s devastating floods left an impression on young Saqib Gulzar’s mind. In less than a year’s time, he came up with an award...

Strategic Scholar

Strategy always fascinated a Sopore born scholar who rose to become Kashmir’s first doctorate in Strategic Studies. But the sad truth remains that in...

“There is no scope for a person who holds a professional degree in Hotel...

Rameez Wani who recently joined America based Dunkin’ Donuts as Field Supervisor at its Riyadh, Saudia Arabia unit tells Saima Rashid how Kashmir’s tourism...

‘Dos & Don’ts to Make it to KAS’

Hilal Ahmad, a KPS officer of 2010 batch tells Saima Rashid the ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of making it to Civil Services  KL: What do...

Unthankful ‘Masters’

From once a respected educationist to a hand-to-mouth shopkeeper who struggles to feed his family of seven members Mohammad Ahsan Ganai, 73, has no...

Activating Activist

From a shy student to an outspoken public speaker, a youth from South Kashmir is writing a different life script by focusing on social...
IUST (File Pic)

A University’s Fall

Started on a high note with western model in mind, IUST is falling from grace even before a formal take-off. With political connections, family...

“Our educational system has become employment oriented rather than education oriented”

Naeem Akhtar, a former bureaucrat who after joining politics rose through the ranks and became state’s Education Minster, tells RS Gull that state’s education...

Messy Education

With most of the money spent for the welfare of teachers the leftover hardly helps the cause of providing quality education to the underprivileged...

“I would rate it 5/10. KU is an office; it is yet to reach...

Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University Professor Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi tells Kashmir Life that there is no official ban on research related to Kashmir conflict...

Soft Targets  

With no educational infrastructure available back home students from Kashmir end up becoming victims of anti-Muslim and anti-Kashmiri rhetoric in mainland India. Saima Bhat...

Lost in Translation

Looking for a government job, get a degree first. Want to make laws and rule the state, fret not. You can be a cabinet...