The higher education regulators of India have issued advisory to the students not to take admission in the colleges and universities in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK). According to the UGC advisory, the students are warned that the institutions in POJK neither established, run nor have the approval of the Indian state. The advisory came after it came to the notice that two dozen students from J&K were exploring the possibility of taking admission in POJK institutions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Since Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is an integral part of Union of India and the educational institutions including universities, medical colleges and technical institutions and other education institutions situated in PoJK are neither established by Government of India nor recognized by statutory authorities such as University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), etc,” states the May 8 UGC notification issued by Secretary Professor Rajnish Jain.

  

“Therefore, students are cautioned/ advised against taking admission in any college/ university/ technical institution in any territory under illegal occupation of Pakistan including the so-called AJK and Gilgit Baltistan, which are currently not recognized in India,” the notification said.