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The nearly collapsed education
system in millitancy affected Kashmir and some parts of Jammu region brought back on
rails.
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Relentless drive launched
against copying with salutary impact, credibility of examination system, at one stage
became a farce, restored.
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Normal teaching days and
academic sessions fully restored with examinations held and results declared on schedule.
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Sports, NCC, NSS and extra
curricular activities resumed in Kashmir, several confidence building measures taken.
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466 out of 828 school buildings,
gutted in millitancy, reconstructed, work in progress on other 171 such buildingsOver 4800
vacancies of teachers and other posts filled, 1900 selections under process physical
education teachers provided to 2584 schools.
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3150 primary and middle school
buildings taken up for construction in a phased manner; 40 buildings beings constructed
this year, Rs. 4 crore allocated.
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Teaching learning material worth
Rs. 5.50 crore procured in 1997-98 for students of primary and middle schools under
operation Black Board.
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1 lac and 64 thousand students
provided free text books and ten lac primary school students provided free uniforms.
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Convocation of Kashmir
University and Sher-I-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology held
after a decade.
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Trust laid on consolidation of
facilities for students in existing educational institutions, 24 middle and 13 high
schools upgraded, 6th class added to 80 schools and 7th, 8th
added to 60 schools.
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RS. 40 crores proposed fo
upgradation of infrastructure of existing colleges, Rs. 10 crore to be spent every year in
4 years.
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Admission restricted to the
intake capacity of colleges to ensure quality teaching with teacher-student ratio coming
down to 49:1 in 1996-97 to 32:1 in 1997-98, by increasing the strength of teachers and
checking the number of students.
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To expose students to new and
vocational subjects, in order to make the academic activity broadbased, computer
application introduced in ten multi-facility colleges, bio-chemistry in four colleges,
electronics, statistics, home science, sociology and philosophy introduced in several
colleges, three year Business Management Course started in a college in Jammu, Bachelor in
computer sciences planned in next year.
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IGNOU activities extended to
J&K, two regional centres setup at Srinagar and Jammu, six study centre at district
level being set up.
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Sixty-seven students from
outside the state enrolled in REC Srinagar after seven years following improvement in
security scenario, academic calendar restored, steps taken to complete four year course in
time.
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Admissions in private medical
colleges and polytechnics brought under the purview of Competent Authority of Entrance
Examinations curbing the menace of donations and capitation fees, one private medical
college declared minority institution for the first time.
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Three Engineeringing Colleges in
private sectors approved. |
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