SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed 30 lecturers in Environmental Science in the School Education Department, with the selected candidates to receive salaries under Pay Level 9, ranging from Rs 52,700 to Rs 1,66,700.
The appointments were approved through Government Order No. 446-JK(Edu) of 2026, dated October 19, on the recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC), following satisfactory character and antecedent verification reports from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
According to the order issued by the School Education Department, appointees belonging to the Jammu Division must report to the Director of School Education, Jammu, while those from the Kashmir Division must report to the Director of School Education, Kashmir, within 21 days of the issuance of the appointment order.
The 30 appointees are Valeed Ahmad Khan, son of Muhammad Sadiq Khan, of Athishamora, Boniyar; Azhar Mehmood, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar, of Panipora, Awantipora; Arun Dubey, son of Ashok Kumar, of Patyari, Janglote, Kathua; Shivali Sharma, daughter of Om Parkash, of Dugg Line, Bhajwal, Sunderbani; and Mohmad Younis Dar, son of Nazir Ahmad Dar, of Gulzoora, Rathsoon, Beerwah.
The list further includes Bisma Zahoor, daughter of Zahoor Ahmad, of Shah-e-Hamdan Colony, Naik Bagh, Nowgam/Chanapora; Saheem Feroz, son of Feroz UD Din Zahid, of Gool; Sonam Sharma, daughter of Pawan Kumar, of Marchangi, Khour; Akanksha Kaushal, daughter of R R Kaushal, of Greater Kailash; and Vandana Dutt, daughter of Subhash Chander Dutt, of Dina Nagar/Barnai, Jammu.
Other appointees are Ishan Khan, son of Bakhtawar Khan, of Kaskoot, Banihal; Vagisha Sen, daughter of Sandeep Kumar Sen, of Zellana, Lach Dayaram, Kishtwar; Ehsaan Qadir Bhat, son of Gulam Qadir Bhat, of Check Audoora, Qalamabad; Gagandeep Kour, daughter of Harpal Singh, of Nonial, Nowshera; Ankita Kumari, daughter of Rakesh Kumar, of Dogra Hall, Kachi Chowni, Jammu; and Kajol Goria, daughter of Kulbinder Kumar, of Kirpalpur, Charkan Mandal.
The order also names Shahnaza Akhter, daughter of Mohd Ibrahim Khan Phamda, of Zaj Khoweri, Lal Pora, Kehlil, Tral; Surjeet Paul, son of Soni Lal, of Badnota, Lohai Malhar; Jyoti Devi, daughter of Lekh Raj, of Asso, Bani; Mohammad Asif, son of Mohammad Shafi, of Budwan, Karnah; Manju Sharma, daughter of Yash Paul, of Dhok Banyard, Beripattan; and Dilbhag Singh, son of Surinder Singh, of Laroka Bassah, Qila Darhal, Rajouri.
The remaining appointees are Akanksha Rajput, daughter of Bishan Singh, of Sungal Morh, Akhnoor; Samina Hamid, daughter of Ab Hamid Ahanger, of Bazar Mohalla, Khrew, Pampore; Muneer Ul Islam Najar, son of Mohammad Assad Ullah Najar, of Sirnoo, Pulwama; Aaqib Abdullah, son of Mohammad Abdullah Wagay, of Ganow Pora Arshi, Shopian; Neha Kotwal, daughter of Shakti Singh Kotwal, of Udrana, Bhaderwah; Anushka Sharma, daughter of Rajesh Sharma, of Patoli Mangotrian, Jammu; Priya Rajput, daughter of Ranbir Singh, of Chamba Chandwa, Katra; and Sheetal Sharma, daughter of Sham Lal, of Pheru Chak, Hiranagar.
The candidates have been listed under various categories, including Open Merit, Reserved Backward Area, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe-I, Scheduled Tribe-II, Area Along the Actual Line of Control/International Border, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections. The order also records category combinations for some candidates, including ST2/OM, RBA/OM, ALC/OM and OM/PHC.
