New Delhi, April 24 -- Education analysts caution that the recent attacks in Kashmir's Pahalgam will hit a number of students who plan to take admission in Jammu and Kashmir's top institutes such as IIM Jammu, IIT Jammu, NIT Srinagar, etc., in the coming years.

"It (the attack) is definitely bad news for admissions in institutions in the region. People might look for alternatives to institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, because as parents, the first concern would be the safety and wellbeing of their children. All education institutes in Jammu should be worried," said Narayanan Ramaswamy, partner and head of education and skill development practice at consulting firm KPMG in India.

"Having said that, a swift and definitive action by the Gov...