SRINAGAR — Aspirants appearing in the Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test (JKSET) have appealed to 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 a notification issued by the J&K State Eligibility Test Agency.
The examination 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 KNT that marathon-related traffic restrictions and movement arrangements could affect candidates’ ability to reach their examination centres on time.
They appealed to the chief minister to intervene and ask the marathon organisers to shift the event by one week, allowing both events to proceed without creating difficulties for examinees.
The candidates maintained that rescheduling the marathon would help protect the interests of examination aspirants while allowing the tourism event to take place on a revised date.
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