Suffice it to say that a good transformation is indeed taking place in Jammu and Kashmir’s higher education today, opening up new avenues and empowerment for youth. Higher education in Jammu and Kashmir has shown a significant rise in infrastructure accessibility and quality in the last couple of years.
Better infrastructure includes the building of learning institutions, establishment of many new colleges, especially in the remote or hilly areas so that the students do not have to travel many long distances in search of good education.
Smart classrooms now incorporate the latest media technology to make learning alive and much more enjoyable and stimulating for students. Such type of infrastructure development has been a great equalizer between urban-rural divide in Jammu and Kashmir thus rendering a more conducive environment for education.
Furthermore, emerging digital literacy and technological integration in education are also part of critical methods of this approach. Introduction of e-learning platforms and existence of computer labs have truly brought the means within the students’ hands so as to allow them to do excellently well in a world digitized.
However, this journey has a long way to go. It would certainly require sustained inflow of investments and new ideas and collaboration toward such pace building.
Addressing challenges of scarcity of teachers, improved output of learning, and equality regarding access to education for all has been our priority.
Very fundamental as a no-contest reality about this change is that students, parents, and indeed the larger community have generated it from enthusiasm and support.
It could indeed make the education system much more powerful. Moreover, knowledge is not the only thing that should be delivered within the education system; values should also be instilled, creativity should be encouraged, and each child should be empowered to reach his potential.
