JAMMU : As per Plan of Action approved by NCERT, New Delhi, under Research and Evaluation component, the National Population Education Project (NPEP) Cell of J&K Board of School Education has initiated a significant research study on the topic “Assessment of Eve Teasing and Awareness among Adolescent Girls of UT of J&K”.
The study is being conducted by administering a standardized Research Tool - Questionnaire among adolescent girls of Classes 9th to 12th in 40 sampled schools of four selected districts of the UT. The selected districts for this research study are Jammu, Kishtwar, Kulgam and Srinagar.
The first leg of this research survey was initiated on 13th October, 2026 under the guidance of Chairman, JKBOSE, Gh. Hassan Sheikh, and under the supervision of Director Academics / UT Project Director, NPEP, Dr. Parveen Singh and Deputy Director/ UT Project Coordinator, Dr. Yasir Hamid Sirwal.
In this survey, 800 adolescent girls from 40 sampled schools across the 04 districts participated in the questionnaire-based assessment.
The research survey was conducted in collaboration with four selected DIETs of the respective districts. The DNOs (District Nodal Officers) from each DIET and SNOs (School Nodal Officers) from the selected schools were oriented and enriched about the objectives, methodology and ethical considerations of the research tool by Dr. Yasir Hamid Sirwal, Deputy Director Academics / UT Project Coordinator, NPEP.
Dr. Arif Jan, Dy. Director, KD, and other staff members of the NPEP Cell played a vital role in successfully conducting the first leg of this research study by administering the questionnaire in the sampled schools.
This important study will help in further analysis and will provide valuable inputs for policy making and for designing intervention strategies for the safety, well-being and empowerment of adolescent girls in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.