New architecture, nursing colleges to take students from this session

Tribune News Service

Jammu, April 26

The government has decided to start the admissions to newly established nursing colleges, schools of architecture and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences from this academic session.

The decision was taken at a meeting convened by Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari here on Tuesday. Education Minister Priya Sethi was also present at the meeting.

The meeting discussed issues concerning the academic activities in the existing institutions of higher education and process of admissions to the newly established institutes, registration of candidates for the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K, including provision for lateral entry of the candidates to degree courses who have obtained engineering diplomas.

After discussions, the Education Minister asked the authorities to go ahead with the admissions for the new colleges.

The Higher Education Department has set up two nursing colleges one each in Kashmir and Jammu, which will function from Women’s College, MA Road, Srinagar, and the Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.

Schools of architecture will function from Government Degree College, Bemina, Srinagar, and Government MAM College, Jammu, while the Institute of Mathematical Sciences has been sanctioned for Srinagar, which will offer a five-year degree course.

Reviewing the process for registration under the PM’s scholarship scheme for J&K, Bukhari asked the schools, colleges and AICTE representatives to go for a campaign to make the students aware of the scheme. He also called for close check on the touts and agents who may mislead the students on the plea of providing them admissions.