Overview
- Education minister Sakina Itoo directed all institutions across the Kashmir Valley to resume classes on Monday following a review of the ground situation.
- The week-long closure was a precautionary response to protests that erupted after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US‑Israeli strikes on February 28.
- Primary and middle schools that were slated to reopen on March 2 also restarted today, while secondary schools resumed on February 23 and colleges on February 16 after winter break.
- CBSE postponed Class 12 board exams scheduled for March 9–11 in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with revised dates to be announced after a situation review.
- The Union Education Ministry extended the NEET‑UG 2026 application deadline by three days to March 11, citing recent mobile and internet disruptions affecting students in the Valley.