No nation in this world can succeed in attaining the cherished goal of socio-economic development without an efficient, qualified, enlightened and enthusiastic young generation. Education is, indeed, an engine for Socio-Economic Development. The Govt. of Azad Jammu & Kashmir is committed to achieve this goal through imparting value based quality education in our young generation.

For this purpose, the Govt. has taken many steps to bring about the merit and transparency at all levels i.e. merit based recruitment through third party evaluation (NTS and PSC), qualification/ performance based promotions, transfers and postings; enhancement of qualification and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of Teachers, restructuring of the department into three cadres i.e., Teaching Cadre, Administrative Cadre and Training Cadre in line with the Education Policy; construction of school buildings, provision of furniture's, science and computer labs and many steps toward structural improvements of AJ&K; is determined to leave no stone unturned in this regard.

As Elementary & Secondary Education is the largest department comprising almost 42% of total employees of the AJ&K; Govt. and having educational institutions located at every nook and corner of the state. Result oriented planning, purposeful decision making, flow of information and taking appropriate measures is not possible without the help of Information Technology. Preparation and launching of this Website is a step forward the same direction which is result of commitment and professional expertise of IT Team of the Department. I appreciate the commendable work of IT Team and I hope this will be useful for educational managers, teachers, students and public at large.

No nation in this world can succeed in attaining the cherished goal of socio-economic development without an efficient, qualified, enlightened and enthusiastic young generation. Education is, indeed, an engine for Socio-Economic Development. The Govt. of Azad Jammu & Kashmir is committed to achieve this goal through imparting value based quality education in our young generation.

For this purpose, the Govt. has taken many steps to bring about the merit and transparency at all levels i.e. merit based recruitment through third party evaluation (NTS and PSC), qualification/ performance based promotions, transfers and postings; enhancement of qualification and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of Teachers, restructuring of the department into three cadres i.e., Teaching Cadre, Administrative Cadre and Training Cadre in line with the Education Policy; construction of school buildings, provision of furniture's, science and computer labs and many steps toward structural improvements of AJ&K; is determined to leave no stone unturned in this regard.

As Elementary & Secondary Education is the largest department comprising almost 42% of total employees of the AJ&K; Govt. and having educational institutions located at every nook and corner of the state. Result oriented planning, purposeful decision making, flow of information and taking appropriate measures is not possible without the help of Information Technology. Preparation and launching of this Website is a step forward the same direction which is result of commitment and professional expertise of IT Team of the Department. I appreciate the commendable work of IT Team and I hope this will be useful for educational managers, teachers, students and public at large.

The Department of Elementary & Secondary Education AJ&K is taking continuous measures to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which include restructuring of the department in line with the National Education Policy, enhancement of the qualification criteria for academic staff at all levels, purely merit-based recruitment of teaching staff through NTS and AJK-PSC, performance-based promotion and incentives awards, Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of teachers and educational managers, provision of scholarships for deserving students, the participation of parents and community through School Management Committees (SMC,s), and involvement of Private Sector in better management of educational institutions through Public-Private Partnership Initiatives. For this purpose, targets have been set for educational managers and institutions regarding enrollment, retention, results, and carrying out of curricular and co-curricular activates in measurable terms. A uniform Academic Calendar and Scheme of Studies have also been introduced. Moreover, monitoring and assessment procedure of educational institutions has been revisited and an effective quantitative and qualitative assessment system has been adopted so that ranking of educational institutions can be made on uniform standards throughout the state. A separate education management cadre is being established for effective monitoring and supervision of educational institutions. Last, but not least, information technology-based Education Management Information System (EMIS) and Biometric Attendance System are being established so that effective monitoring and result-based planning and management of the education sector at all levels can be ensured. .

All the above-mentioned measures may not yield the desired result unless the educational managers, institutional heads, and their teaching and non-teaching staff take it as a challenge and re-establish the shaken confidence of the masses on Public Sector Educational Institutions by working hard day and night in a missionary spirit.

This Website is also a step forward in the same direction. I appreciate my ICT Team who worked hard in the preparation and launching of this Website. I hope it will be helpful in achieving the targets and goals set for the education sector.