SRINAGAR, July 19 -- School Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir has strongly rebutted the news report published in an English local daily newspaper on 18 July, 2025 with the headline 'Mandatory subject: Union Education Ministry mulls to introduce Sanskrit in Kashmir schools from class 6th to 10th.'
In an official communique issued here, the department has taken serious note of a misleading news item circulating in certain sections of the media, which claims that Sanskrit is being introduced as a mandatory subject for classes 6th to 10th and an optional subject for classes 3rd to 5th in Kashmir division.
"The School Education department of J&K has not received any communication/direction from the Ministry of Education, Government of Indi...