ðə sɹˈiːnəɡɚ bɹˈæntʃ klˈoʊzd dˌaʊn tˌɛmpɚɹˈɛɹᵻli fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə tɹˈaɪbəl ɪnvˈeɪʒən ðæt əkˈɜːd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndoʊpˌækɪstˈæni wˈɔːɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ænd ɪt wʌz ɹᵻstˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks wɪð ɪts fˈɜːst pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, fˈɑːðɚ dʒˈeɪ. bˈoʊɚkˌæmp.
The Srinagar branch closed down temporarily following the tribal invasion that occurred during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, and it was restarted on 17 April 1956 with its first principal, Father J. Boerkamp.