Kashmir University
| University of Kashmir | |
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| कश्मीर विश्वविद्यालय کشمیر یونیورسٹی | |
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| Motto | "तमसो मा ज्योर्तिगमय/ تمساُ ما جیور تِگمے" which translates to "lead me from darkness to light" (Sanskrit) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Educational |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Talat Ahmad |
| Location | Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.kashmiruniversity.ne |
The University of Kashmir is located on the western side of the Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar which lies in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It was Awarded grade "A" by the NAAC.
Situated at Hazratbal, an idyllic area on the western side of the fabulous Dal Lake of Srinagar and held in the veneration by the Muslims for the mosque that enshrines the relic of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the university is spread over 263 acres (1.06 km2) of lush green land with three adjacent campuses of exquisite beauty, Amar Singh Bagh, Naseem Bagh and Mirza Bagh. Amar Singh Bagh is located on the bank of the Dal Lake having on its other sides a background of mountainous amphitheater rising to a great above its crystal clear water. Naseem Bagh, or "the garden of breeze", laid originally by Mughal Emperor Akbar, is a magnificent grove of Chinar Trees, facing the artificially formed island, Sona Lank or the "Golden Island", in the centre of the northern portion of the Dal Lake. Mirza Bagh, now the "University Town", housing the staff quarters of the university, is situated on the bank of the famous, Nageen Lake. The unique combination of lake & mountain scenery, and the impressive calm and serene ambiance provide a highly congenial atmosphere for the philosopher's contemplation and the scientist's research.
The University arose of humble origins immediately after Independence when in 1948 A.D. the State Government established an institute for conduct of examinations with its headquarters at Srinagar, Justice J.N. Wazir being its Honorary Vice-Chancellor. This was followed by a noble effort by the authorities to revive the old tradition of learning and teaching, an essential feature of ancient Kashmir, through the establishment of three postgraduate departments in 1956 A.D.- English at Srinagar, And Economics & Geology at Jammu. Thus came into being a full-fledged University, then christened the University of Jammu & Kashmir, With A.A.A. Fyzee appointed as its first whole-time Vice-Chancellor in 1957 A.D. The University was shifted to the present campus, known as Amar Singh Bagh, when the land was donated by Dr. Karan Singh, the second Chancellor of the University. A lay-out plan was prepared by Mr. Fayaz-ud-Din, Chief Town Planner from what is now Andhra Pradesh and Mr. G.B. Mhatre, an eminent architect of Mumbai. With the financial assistance provided by the University Grants Commission and State Government, a series of construction works began at the campus in 1959 A.D., with the foundation stone laid for the Arts Faculty by Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad, the then Prime Minister of the State, on 5 June 1959 A.D. The faculty was commissioned on 01 August 1960 A.D. by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then Vice-President of the country.
In 1965 A.D. the University was recognized on federal basis and divided into two divisions of equal status; one for the Jammu and the other for the province of Kashmir- with a central organization having specific legislative and executive powers relating to budget, finance, planning, coordination, improvement of standards of teaching and examinations and devising of course of studies. Each division has its own executive body to run day-to-day administration and its own academic bodies to formulate programmes and policies. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor was the chief executive and academic officer of the concerned division while the Vice-Chancellor was the principal executive and academic head of the whole university. Mr. G.A. Mukhtar, the then Educational Adviser to the State Government was appointed the first Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Kashmir division.
By an ordinance promulgated by the Governor of the J&K on 5 September 1969 A.D.- which was subsequently replaced by an Act of the State Legislature and was Published in the Government Gazette on 10 November 1969 A.D., the University of Jammu & Kashmir was bifurcated into two full-fledged Universities: the University of Jammu and the University of Kashmir. Accordingly, the statues and regulations of the Jammu and Kashmir University Act, 1965 were modified.
The main campus of the University at Hazratbal Srinagar houses maximum postgraduate departments and research and other centres. However, pursuant to the decision of the University to develop the Naseem Bagh into a heritage site, many departments were shifted from the Naseem Bagh to the main campus and efforts are on to shift the remaining ones to fully develop the Naseem Bagh into a heritage garden. Naseem Bagh being converted into in heritage site has a noble groove of Chinar trees. Presently we have 696 Chinar trees here which are being taken care of in active collaboration with the state and other agencies. Zakura Campus is the third campus of the University situated in close proximity of the main campus. It has recently come up by acquiring 300 kanals of land at the site to meet the expansion requirement of the University. The University has established two satellite campuses in its territorial jurisdiction in South and North Kashmir. South campus at Fateh Garh, Islamabad (Anantnag), 55 Kilometers away from Srinagar, was commissioned in the year 2009. It is spread over 259 Kanals of land. North Campus at Delina, Baramullah, 45 Kilometers from Srinagar, is spread over 559 Kanals of land. Three more campuses at Kupwara, Kargil and Leh are also coming up and the efforts are on to acquire necessary land for the purpose.
Since 1956 A.D., this academic institution has come a long way and has developed into a multi-faculty University, imparting instruction in various subjects in the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences, Education, Commerce and Management Studies, Law, Applied Sciences and Technology, Physical & Material Sciences, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Dental Surgery,Engineering, Music & Fine Arts and Oriental Learning, all manned by academics with considerable teaching and research experience, some of whom occupy places of eminence in the academic world.
The University provides residential facilities - on a first-come-first-served basis to the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as to students, male and female, in hostels.
Besides the departmental libraries, the University has a centrally-heated central library, called Allama Iqbal (r.a) Library, with a vast collection of books, leading national and international journals and magazines and an internet facility. The central location of the library, a magnificent edifice, at a walking distance from the departments of the University, renders it easily accessible to teachers,research scholars and students of the University.
Faculties/Departments
- Arts
- Department of Arabic
- Department of Urdu
- Department of English
- Department of Kashmiri
- Department of Foreign Languages
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Linguistics
- Department of Persian
- Department of Sanskrit
- Department of Hindi
- Social Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of History
- Department of Shah-i-Hamadan (r.a) Institute of Islamic Studies
- Media Education Research Center
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology & Social Work
- Department of Psychology
- Faculty of Business & Financial Studies & Management
- Department of Business & Financial Studies
- The Business School
- Faculty of Education
- Department of Education
- Department of Physical Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Department of Law
- Faculty of Music & Fine Arts
- Faculty of Oriental Learning
- Faculty of Biological Sciences
- Department of Botany
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry
- Faculty of Oriental Learning
- Faculty of Physical & Material Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Geology & Geophysics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Geography & Regional Development
- Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology
- Electronics & Instrumentation Technology
- Institute of Home Science
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Food Science & Technology
- University Science Instrumentation Center
- Centres
- Directorate of Physical Education & Sports
- Directorate of Distance Education
- Directorate of Life Long Learning
- Directorate of Information Technology & Support System (IT & SS)
- Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA)
- Directorate of Watch & Ward
- Directorate of Hygiene & Environment
- Directorate of Convocation Complex
- Centre of Central Asian Studies (CCAS)
- Centre of Research for Development (CORD)
- Centre for Energy Studies
- Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy
- University Science & Instrumentation Centre
- Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC)
- State Resource Centre (SRC)
- Population Research Centre (PRC)
- Allama Iqbal (r.a) Institute of Culture & Philosophy
- Institute of Music & Fine Arts
- Area Study Centre
Hostel
- Gani Kashmiri Hostel, for research scholars pursuing M.Phil. & Ph.D. Programmes.
- Habba Khatoon Girls Hostel, for female students.
- Mehboob-ul-Aalam Hostel for Postgraduates male students
- Shiekh-ul-Aalam (r.a) Hostel for male students.
- Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri Hostel for male students
Affiliated Colleges
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