 Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 30: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo today underscored the need for higher education institutions of Jammu and Kashmir to align themselves with aspirations of students and modern academic standards.
The Minister made these remarks while chairing a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review academic and administrative functioning of the Kashmir University (KU). The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellor KU, Prof. Nilofer Khan; Registrar KU, senior officers of KU and Higher Education department.
During the meeting, the Minister took a comprehensive assessment of university's progress across multiple fronts, like teaching and research output, infrastructure development, student welfare measures and other initiatives of the university.
She emphasized that the student community must remain at the core of every policy and reform initiative, as they are the true stakeholders of the education system.
The Minister observed that many challenges faced by students stem from delayed administrative processes, lack of timely communication. She called on the university administration to adopt a student-friendly model that ensures smoother functioning of academic and administrative services.
"Students should be the top priority of all our academic institutions. They should feel that their concerns are heard and addressed promptly," she said.
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