By Mir Iqbal

Dr. Ashraf Zainabi’s searing commentary in Kashmir Observer is both timely and essential. His article doesn’t merely raise a red flag. It waves a red banner over a crisis we’ve normalized for far too long.

Yes, we must celebrate the achievements of Kashmir’s NEET and JEE toppers. But we must also pause and ask: At what cost are we manufacturing this success?

The transformation of schools into “certificate shops” is no longer a speculative concern. It is a hard reality.

The article sharply outlines the rise of dummy admissions, proxy attendance, and fabricated practicals.

These shady practices have reduced education to a formality for science stream students in Classes 11 and 12.

The irony is hard to ignore: a student enrolled in a school 1,000 kilometers away in Kota, attending full-time coaching, has a “complete” school file. Meanwhile, a sincere local student struggling to........

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