Srinagar, Aug 25 (KNS): Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has issued a fresh circular, impressing upon the respective Chief Education Officers (CEOs) of Kashmir division to switch over to online mode of recognition and affiliation of private schools.

In an order, a copy of which lies with Kashmir News Service (KNS), DSEK has asked the CEOs to switch over to online mode from offline mode for recognition and affiliation of private schools as a major reform towards a transparent and efficient governance in the school education department. 

"Pursuant to the instructions of Administrative Department conveyed vide letter No: Edu/Adm/03/2021/Sgr Dated: 29-07-2021 and endrosed by this Directorate vide No: DSEK/GS/54/Mist/2021/858 dated: 18/8/2021 to all Chief Education Officers of Kashmir Province for switching over to online mode of recognition/affiliation of Private schools as envisaged under SRO-123 dated: 18-03-2010 read with SRO-292 dated: 02-07-2018 as a major reforms towards a transparent and efficient governance in the School Education Department for all stake holders w.e.f 1st August 2021," reads the circular.

It further reads that the link to access/approach the portal is schedujammusnic.in/pvtschool which has also been informed to all the CEOs. 

"It has been found that the CEO are still forwarding cases to this Directorate through offline mode in spite of clear-cut instructions of the Administrative Department as referred above. Accordingly, all CEOs are once again enjoined upon to switch over to online mode for affiliation process and shall impart training to the dealing hands for operating of the portal at District level after getting support from concerned NIC officials, besides giving vide publicity to this information among all stake holders and common masses in local print/electronic/social media platforms," the circular reads. (KNS)