Jammu and Kashmir Schools

The picturesque state of Jammu and Kashmir abounding in quixotic hill stations is famed for a multitude reasons. Although the state is currently at the epicenter of tremendous political turmoil, the government has always tried to promote Jammu and Kashmir education. This is evinced by the numerous Jammu and Kashmir Schools and colleges mushrooming all over the state.

The state has to its credit over 15,000 schools with student strength greater than 1.5 million. With a commendable teacher-student ratio, the schools try their level best to offer quality and extensive pedagogical instructions. The Jammu and Kashmir schools maybe classified into the following categories:

• Pre-Primary Schools
• Primary Schools
• Elementary Schools
• Secondary Schools
• Senior Secondary Schools

The Jammu and Kashmir schools are trying their level best to boost the state's literacy rate by widespread promulgation of education throughout the state. A majority of the schools are the army schools or the Central Government endorsed academic institutes. Besides classroom tutorials, the schools focus on discipline, team building, sports and extra-curricular activities that will lead to the overall development of the students into worthy and responsible adults ready to face the challenges of the harsh world.

While Jammu and Kashmir also has some elite private schools to its credit the state also has exclusive schools for the financially impoverished students as well as orphans and children hailing from Tibetan refugee families.

A list of the eminent Jammu and Kashmir schools is hereby provided for future reference:

• Air Force School
  Air Force Station,
  P O Satwari Jammu Cantt, Jammu
  Jammu & Kashmir
  PIN: 180003
  
  
• Army Public School
  Post P T C,
  Udhampur
  Jammu & Kashmir
  PIN: 182104
  
  
• Army School
  Opp War Memorial Hall Satwari
  Near Peer Baba, Jammu Cantt
  Jammu & Kashmir
  PIN: 180003
  
  
• B S F Senior Secondary School
  Palaura Camp,
  Jammu Jammu & Kashmir
  PIN: 181124
  
  
• Delhi Public School
  Maharaja Hari Singh Marg, Jammu
  Jammu & Kashmir
  PIN: 180001
  
  
• J & K Sainik School
  Manasbal,
  P O Safapora, Kashmir
  Jammu & Kashmir
  PIN: 193504
  
  
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
  Village and Post Office Sankoo, Kargil
  Jammu & Kashmir
  PIN: 194103