KD NEWS SERVICE
JAMMU, Jan 12: In an administrative move aimed at streamlining the functioning of key education bodies, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday issued two separate orders assigning additional charges to senior officers to head the Union Territory’s premier school education institutions.
As per Government Order No. 44-JK(GAD) of 2026, Mr. Naseem Javaid Chowdhary, JKAS, who is currently serving as Director, School Education, Jammu, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director, Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT). He will hold this charge in addition to his own duties until further orders, the General Administration Department (GAD) stated.
The order, issued in the “interest of administration”, is aimed at ensuring smooth functioning of JKSCERT, the apex academic body responsible for curriculum development, teacher training and academic reforms in the school education sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
In another important notification issued the same day, the government appointed Mr. Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, JKAS, presently Secretary, J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE), to also function as the Chairman of JKBOSE on an interim basis. The appointment was made under S.O. 08, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 12 of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education Act, 1975.
The notification clarified that Mr. Sheikh will discharge the functions of Chairman in addition to his own duties as Secretary, as an interim arrangement till further orders.
The twin appointments effectively place the two most important institutions governing school education in Jammu and Kashmir—JKBOSE, which conducts examinations and certifies students, and JKSCERT, which frames academic and pedagogical policies—under the leadership of senior serving officers, ensuring administrative continuity at a time when the sector is undergoing major reforms.
Both orders were issued by the General Administration Department and signed by M. Raju, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, and copies have been circulated to all key constitutional, administrative and security authorities, including the Chief Minister’s Office, Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, Chief Electoral Officer, and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The move is being seen as part of the government’s effort to bring stability, efficiency and accountability in the school education system, which has been facing challenges ranging from curriculum updates to examination reforms and institutional coordination.
With these interim arrangements now in place, all eyes will be on how JKBOSE and JKSCERT perform under their new leadership in the coming months, especially as the Union Territory prepares for academic restructuring and improved learning outcomes across Jammu and Kashmir.
