Overview
- The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association reports about 100 students, largely from Urmia and Jammu & Kashmir, plan to cross into Armenia and fly via Dubai to New Delhi on March 14–15.
- Under embassy instructions, students must secure confirmed Armenia–India tickets and submit them for verification before being cleared to travel to the border, with a $10 Armenia visa required on entry.
- Multiple students have reported cancellations of flights from Armenia and Azerbaijan to Indian cities, creating fresh uncertainty for those preparing to leave.
- Students from TUMS, IUMS, SBUMS and other institutions are using Armenia or Azerbaijan routes, while a Shiraz cohort is pursuing travel via Qom to Baku for onward commercial flights.
- Returns are self-financed with reported fares of roughly Rs 60,000–80,000, and the J&K government says buses will meet arrivals in Delhi for onward travel to Srinagar as student bodies coordinate logistics.