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Srinagar, Oct 21: Aspirants appearing in the Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test (JKSET) have urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to defer the Kashmir Marathon by one week, citing a clash with the examination scheduled for October 25 and concerns over possible traffic restrictions.
The candidates said the simultaneous scheduling of the two events could create difficulties for examinees travelling to their designated examination centres. They said nearly 30,000 candidates were expected to appear in the test and urged the authorities to reschedule the marathon to avoid inconvenience.
The JKSET/LASET-2026 examination, conducted by the University of Kashmir under the framework of the University Grants Commission (UGC), is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, according to the official notification issued by the J&K State Eligibility Test Agency. The test determines eligibility for appointment as Assistant Professor in universities and colleges across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The third edition of the Kashmir Marathon is also scheduled for October 25. According to figures reported by the Tourism Department, 1,807 runners, including 73 foreign participants, have registered for the event.
The aspirants told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that marathon-related traffic restrictions and movement arrangements could affect their ability to reach examination centres on time. They appealed to the Chief Minister to intervene and ask the organisers to postpone the event by one week.
They said rescheduling the marathon would help safeguard the interests of examinees while allowing the tourism event to proceed on a revised date.
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