SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) has suspended academic activities at its Faculty of Forestry, except for first-year undergraduate students, until further orders and directed students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh residing in its boys’ and girls’ hostels to vacate their rooms by 10 am on Friday.
The directions were issued by the Dean, Faculty of Forestry, through Order No. AU/FoF/2026/3837 dated October 15, 2026.
According to the order, classwork for undergraduate, MSc and PhD courses has been suspended, with first-year undergraduate students exempted from the decision.
Students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh staying in the Pine Boys’ and Girls’ Hostels have been instructed to vacate their rooms by 10 am on October 16, without fail. The order warns that violations will invite serious consequences under the rules.
The wardens of both hostels have been directed to ensure that the premises are vacated within the stipulated time.
The order does not specify the reason for suspending academic activities or directing students to vacate the hostels.
