Jammu & Kashmir had a large number of Out-of-School children (OoSC) on basis of the data collected by the Department in 2016. It comprised of two categories Never Enrolled and Dropouts. The Department of School Education J&K has initiated a comprehensive programme “TALAASH” to address this issue and aims to: • Conduct door-to-door survey and prepare a database of all school-going age children • Enumerate and keep track of OOSC in a timely, and quality manner, through intensive data analysis and