Parents face long queue for admission forms in Jammu and Kashmir

Suspension of internet services in the valley has created problems for parents who now have to stand in long queues to submit the application form.

Jammu and Kashmir:Due to the current situation in the valley, educational services remain affected and in almost every department in the valley the situation remains similar. Parents are facing long queue for admission forms as internet showdown has cut-short online services, which were previously provided to all.

According to reports, schools have been suspended for the past 33 days and various private schools across the Valley have announced the admission form for the new academic year.

The admission forms were to be submitted online considering the ease in application. But due to the suspension of internet services in the valley, parents are having a tough time going through manual filling process.

Several parents were seen in long queues to bring or collect admission forms for their children.

"We are helpless in this situation. We have to stand in such long queues when we can easily apply on the internet. Suspension of the services have adversely affected our lives," a man said while waiting eagerly to get a form for his child.

"Parents who influence schools during this situation have strong prospects for enrolling children," a parent alleged.

School administration and concerned authorities were urged by the parents to extend the deadline for forms due to the suspension of internet.

On August 5, the union government had announced the decision to modify Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu Kashmir. It also bifurcated the state into two Union Territories.