SRINAGAR: Ladakh MP Mohmad Haneefa has urged the University of Kashmir to establish an examination centre in Kargil for 14 serving teachers pursuing B.Ed through distance mode, citing difficulties in travelling to Srinagar and obtaining extended leave from their schools.
In a letter dated October 26, 2026, addressed to the Controller of Examinations, University of Kashmir, Haneefa requested that the examination centres for the first and second semesters of the 2025 batch, enrolled with the Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), be shifted from Srinagar to Kargil.
The MP said he had received a representation from the students, who are serving teachers posted in different schools across Kargil district.
He said the teachers were required to maintain regular attendance at their respective schools and were finding it difficult to secure leave for the extended period needed to travel to Srinagar and stay there throughout the examination schedule.
“This creates considerable difficulty in appearing for the examinations while fulfilling their official duties,” Haneefa wrote.
He requested the university to arrange an examination centre in Kargil so that the students could appear in their examinations without disrupting their teaching responsibilities.
The MP also enclosed a list containing the names and enrolment numbers of all 14 students for the university’s consideration and sought early action on the request.
Haneefa is a member of the Lok Sabha from Ladakh and serves on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs.
