Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) has suspended most academic activities at its Faculty of Forestry amid intensified student protests on campus. The university has also directed students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh staying in the Pine Boys and Girls hostels to vacate their rooms by 10 am on October 16, 2026.
According to an order issued by the Dean of the Faculty of Forestry on October 15, academic activities, including classroom teaching for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes, will remain suspended until further orders. However, the suspension does not apply to first-year undergraduate students, whose classes will continue.
The order specifically instructs students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh residing in the two Pine hostels to leave their rooms within the stipulated deadline. Hostel wardens have been directed to ensure that both hostels are vacated on time. The order also warns that violations may invite serious consequences under university rules.
Speaking to Greater Kashmir, the Dean of the Faculty of Forestry said the decision to suspend academic activities and order the hostel evacuation was taken after students intensified their protests on campus.
The move affects academic schedules and hostel arrangements for students enrolled in the faculty, while first-year undergraduate classes remain exempt from the suspension. The university has not specified in the supplied report when regular academic activities will resume.
The latest order marks a significant development in the ongoing campus unrest. Further clarification from the university regarding the students’ demands, the reasons behind the protests and the timeline for restoring normal academic activities would help establish the full context of the situation.
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