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The University of Kashmir (U-K, UoK), informally known as Kashmir University (KU), is a collegiate
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located on the western side of
Dal Lake Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an urban lake, the second largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir, and the most visited place in Srinagar by tourists and locals. It is integral to tourism and recreation in th ...
in the city of
Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...
in Jammu and Kashmir, India which was established in 1948. The main campus of the university is divided into three parts; Hazratbal Campus, Naseem Bagh Campus, and Mirza Bagh Campus. The university offers
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,
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and doctoral programs in the fields of
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, commerce & management studies,
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& Technology,
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, physical & material sciences,
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s,
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, oriental learning, and music & fine arts. It has been awarded Grade "A+" by the NAAC on 20 May 2019.


History

The inception of the University of Kashmir dates back to the establishment of Jammu and Kashmir University in 1948. Contribution of academicians of various faculties needs special mention. Notable alumni are spread around globe, have made a name for country and for the university. In 1969, it was made into two full-fledged universities: University of Kashmir at
Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...
and
University of Jammu A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
at
Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi Ri ...
. The University of Kashmir, since its establishment, has been focused at
Hazratbal Hazratbal is the notified area situated in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about from Srinagar city center. The early settlements in the area occurred on the banks of Dal Lake and majority of population of area are Hangis (fish ...
and encompasses three adjacent areas: Amar Singh Bagh,
Naseem Bagh Naseem Bagh is a Mughal garden built on the northwestern side of the Dal Lake, close to the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The garden is one of the oldest Mughal gardens in Kashmir, built by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1586. Over 1 ...
and Mirza Bagh. This campus is spread over . It is the largest university by a number of full-time students in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A major part of Amar Singh Bagh and Naseem Bagh constitute the Hazratbal campus which is laid out on the northeastern bank of
Dal Lake Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an urban lake, the second largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir, and the most visited place in Srinagar by tourists and locals. It is integral to tourism and recreation in th ...
. Earlier, many postgraduate departments, research and other centres were housed in Naseem Bagh. But the university resolved to develop Naseem Bagh into a heritage site and, thereafter, many departments were shifted to other areas of the Hazratbal campus. Zakura Campus is being developed on 300 kanals of land in close proximity to Hazratbal campus to meet expansion requirements of the university. Mirza Bagh or "University Town" constitutes buildings housing quarters for the university staff. The idea of extending postgraduate programmes to colleges and establishing new campuses at Ananthnag and Baramulla was conceived by the then Vice Chancellor Prof Raees ahmad in 2002. He mobilised over 30 crores for the development of the university from the prime minister's fund for the overall development of the main campus and the establishment of the new campuses. The foundation stones were laid by
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and the plans of buildings were approved. The locations of the campuses had to be changed because of likely floods. After Prof Tareen the development of campuses took a long time and became operational in 2008/2009. The new social science block, the life science block, the examination block, the humanities block, the distance education block, the media block and many other buildings were constructed in 2001 and 2004 during Prof Tareen's period out of the PMs special fund. The 200-capacity convention centre was also completed. The South Campus established on 259 kanals of land at Fateh Garh, Anantnag was started in October 2008. The North Campus on 559 kanals at Delina, Baramulla was started in December 2009. Three more campuses at Kupwara, Kargil and Leh are coming up.


Present form

The University of Kashmir has flourished into one of the largest universities. There are 12 faculties, 47 academic departments, 21 centres, 36 colleges and six (privately managed) recognised institutes spread all over the state. The two largest departments in student enrolment include
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and the
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. The Faculty of Law being one of the oldest departments runs three courses LLB, LLM and B.A, LLB(Hons). The Faculty of Law has been successfully pursuing higher standards of academic excellence. The department has produced eminent jurists, lawyers, authors, civil servants and politicians. The department's student body, "Law Society," actively organises debates, seminars, and moot court competitions. The faculty publishes a refereed research journal, ''Kashmir University Law Review'' (''KULR''), which is acclaimed across the country and appreciated by academia, eminent lawyers and judges. The Business School has become an iconic institution in the field of management education and has been playing an incredible role in the growth of corporate sector and management education in India. Its Integrated MBA (IMBA) and Master of Tourism & Hospitality Management (MTHM) programmes are unique blends of strategic thinking, pragmatism in implementation and cutting-edge on relevance. The business school has been renamed as the Department of management studies Pre the naac vist that was held in 2019. It was changed because they added a some other courses as well and thus the name Department of management studies other than the business school. It is still called as the business school but on papers the name has changed The courses offered by the department of Media Education Research Centre (MERC) in mass communication and journalism has been a boon for the youth of the valley. The centre has produced more than 800 postgraduates, about 80% of them are working with media organizations at local, national and international levels. The alumni of the centre are placed in reputed national broadcast journalism organizations like
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. The masters programme in Kashmir and South Asia Studies introduced at the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies from 2013 academic session under a reformulated MoU between South Asia Foundation (SAF), India and the University of Kashmir, Srinagar has seen students in the state and across the border showing keen interest in studying
Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
from a multi-dimensional perspective. Other faculties have made remarkable achievements since its inception with students preferring to pursue higher education from this university. In 2014 the university started its engineering college – Institute of Technology at the newly acquired Zakura Campus. Currently, the college offers four-year BTech courses in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electrical Engineering.


Campus

The university has 247 acres campus in
Hazratbal Hazratbal is the notified area situated in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about from Srinagar city center. The early settlements in the area occurred on the banks of Dal Lake and majority of population of area are Hangis (fish ...
. In order to make education more accessible to people living in remote areas of
Kashmir valley The Kashmir Valley, also known as the ''Vale of Kashmir'', is an intermontane valley concentrated in the Kashmir Division of the Indian- union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and ...
, the university has established Satellite Campuses at
Anantnag Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
(South Campus), Zakura Campus (Institute of Technology), and
Baramulla Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a town and a municipality in the Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district. It is on the b ...
(North Campus). Three more Satellite Campuses at
Kupwara Kupwara is a town and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Municipal council Kupwara is an Urban Local Body with 13 elected members (also in Delimitation in progress for wards), which adm ...
,
Kargil Kargil ( lbj, ) is a city and a joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh, India. It is also the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest city in Ladakh after Leh. Kargil is located to the east of Srinagar in Jam ...
and
Leh Leh () ( lbj, ) is the joint capital and largest city of Ladakh, a union territory of India. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh, the seat of which was in the Leh Palace, the former res ...
are being established.


Library

The university has a central library called Allama Iqbal Library. It has a collection of over 600,000 books including 415 rare manuscripts. It was established to cater the needs of scholars, researchers and students of the university. With the split of university in 1969, the library was shared by the two universities (University of Kashmir and
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).


Hostels

The university provides residential facilities on a first-come-first-served basis to the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as to students. * Gani Kashmiri Hostel for research scholars pursuing M.Phil. and PhD programmes * Habba Khatoon Girls Hostel for female students * Mehboob-ul-Aalam Hostel for postgraduates male students * Shiekh-ul-Aalam (A.R) Hostel for male students * Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri Hostel for male students


Affiliated colleges

The University of Kashmir has 45 affiliated and 21 constituent colleges. Constituent colleges *
Government Medical College, Srinagar The Government Medical College, Srinagar ( Urdu: , Kashmiri: ; also known as GMC Srinagar) is a government medical college and hospital located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was established in 1959. It is the oldest medical college ...
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Government Medical College, Anantnag Government Medical College, Anantnag (GMC Anantnag) (Urdu: گورنمنٹ میڈیکل کالج اننت ناگ "اسلام آباد") (Koshur: سرکآرؠ طبؠ ژاٹھَل اسلام آباد) is a tertiary referral Government Medical col ...
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Government Medical College, Baramulla Government Medical College,Baramulla (Urdu: گورنمنٹ میڈیکل کالج برامولا, Koshur: سرکآرؠ طبؠ ژاٹھَل ۄورمۄل), also known as GMC Baramulla, is a full-fledged tertiary referral Government Medical colleg ...
* Government Dental College, Srinagar * Government College of Education, Srinagar * Institute of Music & Fine Arts, Srinagar * Government College of Physical Education, Ganderbal * DOEACC, Rangreth Srinagar * Composite Regional Centre Permanently affiliated government colleges *
Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar The Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar (commonly referred to as Islamia College or ICSC) is a University Grants Commission Autonomous College, and accredited as A grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, in the st ...
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Government College for Women, Anantnag The Government College for Women, Anantnag, is a college in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state under Indian governance. It was established in 1979 as an intermediate college in the heart of Anantnag Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also ...
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Government College for Women, Baramulla Government College for Women Baramulla (Urdu;) commonly known as Women's College Baramulla is a University Grants Commission autonomous college located on a campus in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. It was founded in the year 1986. The college ...
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Government College for Women, Nawakadal Srinagar Government College for Women, ''Nawakadal Srinagar (Urdu; )'' commonly known as Women's college Nawakadal, Nowkadal College is a University Grants Commission recognized 2B and 12f college located in Old City Downtown Srinagar. It was establish ...
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Government Degree College for Boys, Anantnag The Government Degree College, Anantnag was established in 1950 as an Intermediate College. One of the largest colleges of northern India, it is spread over an area of 250 kanals. After functioning as an intermediate college for eleven (11) y ...
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Government College for Boys, Baramulla The Government Degree College Baramulla is a niversity Grants Commissionautonomous college in Baramulla City in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an autonomous college recognised by UGC and is affiliated with the Unive ...
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Government Degree College, Bemina The Abdul Ahad Azad Memorial College Bemina (Urdu;) formerly known as GDC Bemina, Government Degree College, Bemina is a University Grants Commission autonomous college in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir located on 300 Kanal (37.5 acre) c ...
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Government Degree College, Kupwara The Government Degree College Kupwara (Urdu;) is a Govt. run co-educational college located in the Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission. History The col ...
* Government Degree College, Sogam lolab *
Government Degree College, Handwara The ''Government Degree College Handwara'' (Urdu;) also known as GDC Handwara is University Grants Commission co-educational autonomous degree college, in Handwara town, Kupwara district, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It ...
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Government Degree College, Sopore Government Degree College Sopore is an educational institution located in the town of Sopore in the Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The college was established in 1951 to provide higher education to the students of the area. It i ...
* Government Degree College, Pulwama *
Government Degree College, Tral Government Degree College Tral (Urdu;) also known as GDC Tral, is a University of Kashmir-affiliated co-educational degree college located at Tral in Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a University Grant ...
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Government Degree College, Shopian Government Degree College Shopian (Urdu;) also known as GDC Shopian, is an autonomous degree college affiliated with University of Kashmir, located on a 67 kanal () campus in Shopian in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The coll ...
* Government Degree College, Ganderbal *
Government Degree College, Kulgam The Government Degree College, Kulgam (Urdu;'')'' also known as GDC Kulgam is the University of Kashmir affiliated autonomous co-educational degree college located in Kulgam in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the p ...
* Government Degree College, Kelam *
Government Degree College, Doru Government Degree College, Verinag (Urdu: ) also known as Degree College GDC Verinag is a University of Kashmir affiliated non-autonomous degree college located in Verinag in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is affiliated ...
* Government Degree College, Pattan *
Government Degree College, Beerwah The Government Degree College, Beerwah (Urdu: , Kashmiri language, Kashmiri: , also known as GDC Beerwah), is a University Grants Commission (India), University Grants Commission autonomous coeducational degree college in the Indian union terri ...
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Government Degree College, Uri The Government Degree College Uri (Urdu: ) is a University of Kashmir-affiliated degree college located in Uri in the Baramulla district of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an autonomous co-educational degree college r ...
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Government Degree College, Bijbehara Government Degree College Bijbehara, (Urdu;) also known as GDC Bijbehara, is a University of Kashmir affiliated co-educational degree college located in Bijbehara in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The college is affiliated ...
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Government Degree College, Budgam Government Degree College Budgam (Urdu;) also known as Sheikh-ul-Alam Memorial Degree College Budgam (Urdu;), SAM College Budgam, is University of Kashmir affiliated autonomous co-educational degree college, located at district headquarter Budgam ...
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Government Degree College, Bandipora Government Degree College Patushay Bandipora (Urdu;) also known as HKM (Hassan Khoyihami Memorial College), GDC Bandipora, is University Grants Commission autonomous co-educational degree college affiliated with the University of Kashmir situa ...
* Government Degree College for Women, Sopore * Government Model Degree College Tangmarg Gulmarg *
Vishwa Bharti Women's College, Srinagar Vishwa Bharti College of Education is a branch of a large educational complex, known as Vishwa Bharti Women's Welfare Institution established in the year 1951. The college is recognised by J&K State Govt. and is affiliated to the University of Ka ...
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Organisation and administration


Faculties, departments, and centres

* School of Arts, Languages and Literature ** 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 * School of Social Sciences ** Department of Economics ** Department of History ** Department of Shah-i-Hamadan(A.R) Institute of Islamic Studies ** Media Education Research Center (MERC) ** Department of Political Science ** Department of Sociology & Social Work ** Department of Psychology ** Department of Philosophy ** Department of Library & Information Sciences (LIS) * Faculty of Business & Financial Studies & Management ** Department of Business & Financial Studies (Erstwhile department of Commerce) ** Department of Management Studies * Faculty of Education ** Department of Education ** Department of Physical Education * Faculty of Medicine * Faculty of Dentistry * School of Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine * Faculty of Engineering ** Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (Zakura Campus) ** Department of Mechanical Engineering (Zakura Campus) ** Department of Electrical Engineering (Zakura Campus) ** Department of Computer Science and Engineering (North Campus, Delina Baramulla) * Faculty of Law **
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* 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 Physical & Material Sciences ** Department of Chemistry ** Department of Geology & Geophysics ** Department of Mathematics ** Department of Physics ** Department of Statistics * School of Earth and Environment Sciences ** Department of Earth Sciences ** Department of Environmental Science ** Department of Geography & Regional Development ** Department of Geoinformatics * Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology ** Electronics & Instrumentation Technology ** Institute of Home Science ** Pharmaceutical Science ** Department of Computer Science ** Department of Food Science & Technology ** Department of Information Technology ( currently under IT&SS) * 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) ** Public Relations Centre (PRC) ** Centre for Career Planning and Counselling(CCPC) ** Population Research Centre (PRC) ** Allama Iqbal(A.R) Institute of Culture & Philosophy ** Institute of Music & Fine Arts ** Regional Study Center *Faculty of Nursing


Academics

University of Kashmir offers 107 courses across 11 streams at
undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...
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postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...
and doctoral level. Under
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programme, the university offers three-year
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Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...
,
Bachelor of Law Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
and
Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
streams, four-year
Bachelor of Technology A Bachelor of Technology (Latin ''Baccalaureus Technologiae'', commonly abbreviated as B.Tech. or BTech; with honours as B.Tech. (Hons.)) is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after the completion of a three to five-year program of studi ...
and five-year integrated BA
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courses in different specializations. Under
postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...
programme, the university offers two-year
Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
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Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
, MBA-FM,
Master of Social Work The Master of Social Work (MSW) is a master's degree in the field of social work. It is a professional degree with specializations compared to Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). MSW promotes macro-, mezzo- and micro-aspects of professional social wor ...
,
Master of Commerce Master of Commerce (MCom or M Comm; sometimes '' Magister Commercii'' as MagComm or Mag. comm.) is a postgraduate master's degree focusing on commerce-, accounting-, management- and economics-related subjects. Like the undergraduate Bachelor of Co ...
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Master of Technology A Master of Engineering (abbreviated MEng, M.E. or M.Eng.) is either an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering. International variations Australia In Australia, the Master of Engineering degree is a research de ...
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Master of Pharmacy The Master of Sciences of Pharmacy (MPharm) is the standard master's degree program in Pharmacy. It is the oldest honorable Diploma (Degree) authorized from the European Faculties of Pharmacy as it takes five years to complete. It is based on a c ...
and Master of Computer Applications courses. These courses are offered by different schools of specialisations which fall under their respective departments and faculties.


Scholarships


Merit scholarships

Students selected for admission to various courses/programmes in the university are eligible to receive two merit scholarships which are paid to the top two merit holders. Merit scholarship in favour of previous year paid students is granted on the basis of merit in the entrance test to the course. In the final year, it is awarded on the basis of merit in the M.A/ MSc/ M.Com./ MLIS Previous/ 1st & 2nd semester examination. The scholarship is granted from the date of admission to the course up to the last date of the examination, subject to a maximum period of 12 calendar months.


Research scholarships

There are six departmental scholarships in each Department/Research Centre awarded for research leading to the award of PhD/M.Phil. degrees in addition to contingency grant payable annually for meeting miscellaneous expenses. The amount of scholarship paid to each selected scholar is Rs 10000/= per month for the period of maximum three years.


Students aid

The university has adopted a scheme called "Student Aid Fund" under which financial assistance is extended to students, particularly the meritorious ones from low-income groups. The Kashmir University Alumni Association also provides financial assistance to students with poor economic backgrounds with preference given to students who are orphans.


Rankings

Internationally, the University of Kashmir was ranked 451–500 in Asia in 2020 and 201-210 among
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nations in 2020 by
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. In India, the
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ranked the University of Kashmir 56-60 and the
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(NIRF) ranked it 78th overall. and 48th among universities in 2020.


Sports

The Directorate of Physical Education & Sports was established in the university in the year 1948 with the objective of promoting sports culture among the youth for the overall development of personality. Since then, it has hosted various inter-university tournaments in various sports like
water skiing Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires suffic ...
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kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits fac ...
,
canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...
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surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...
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sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ...
, and
dragon boating A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft originating from the Pearl River Delta region of China's southern Guangdong Province. These were made of teak, but in other parts of China, different kinds of wood are used. It is one of a family of t ...
at zonal and national levels. The university students have also earned laurels to the university in International Winter Sports Championships. Adventure sports like
mountaineering Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, a ...
and
trekking Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey, and may involve camping outdoors. In North America tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain h ...
have also been introduced. Several training camps are also organised in the university to train the students pursuing different courses. The university has
cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
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hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...
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football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
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handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
,
baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
,
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
, and
basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
courts/fields and gyms within the main campus.


Notable alumni

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Agha Shahid Ali Agha Shahid Ali (4 February 1949 – 8 December 2001) was an Indian-born poet who immigrated to the United States, and became affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. His collections include ''A Walk ...
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Ayub Thakur Muhammad Ayyub Thakur (1948 – 10 March 2004) was a political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM). He also founded a charity organization called 'Mercy Universal'. In 2011, according to a report by The Te ...
* Bilal Nazki *
Farooq Kathwari Farooq Kathwari (born 1944) is an Indian-American businessman who is currently the CEO of Ethan Allen. Life Kathwari moved to the United States from Kashmir, India in 1965. He is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive officer of Ethan Al ...
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Farooq Nazki Farooq Nazki is a poet, broadcaster and media personality from the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He also served as Director Doordarshan & AIR Srinagar from 1986 to 1997 under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India). Bes ...
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Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 7 March 1949) is an Indian politician who served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha between 2014 to 2021. He also served as the Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. On 26 September ...
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Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 19 ...
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Mansoor Ahmad Mir Mansoor Ahmad Mir is an Indian judge and the former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. Career Mir was born on 25 April 1955, at Rajpora village of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. He obtained a bachelor's degree (BA) from Ama ...
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Mehbooba Mufti Mehbooba may refer to * ''Mehbooba'' (1976 film), a Hindi-language film * ''Mehbooba'' (2008 film), a Hindi-language romance film * ''Mehbooba'' (2018 film), a Telugu-language film *Mehbooba Mahnoor Chandni Mehbooba Mahnoor Chandni, known as Chan ...
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq (born 23 March 1973) is the Mirwaiz of Kashmir. He is an Islamist, Separatist Political Leader of Kashmir. He is the Islamic Religious Cleric of Kashmir Valley. In October 2014, Farooq has listed as one of The ...
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Saifuddin Soz Professor Saifuddin Soz (born 23 November 1937) is an Indian professor and seven term Member of the Parliament of India. Soz hails from the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He had been India's Minister of Water Resources in India' ...
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Syed Salahuddin Mohammad Yusuf Shah, commonly known as Syed Salahuddin, is the head of Hizbul Mujahideen, a Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, separatist organization operating in Kashmir. He also heads the United Jihad Council, a Pakistan-based conglomeration o ...
* Sunanda Pushkar *
Tarannum Riyaz Tarannum Riyaz (9 August 1960 – 20 May 2021) was an Indian writer and a senior fellow with the Ministry of Culture (India), Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Biography Students in several universities in India have done their M.Phil. ...
* Z. G. Muhammad * Mohammad Yaqoob Mir *
Malik Sajad Malik Sajad is a graphic novelist based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. His debut graphic novel, ''Munnu - A Boy from Kashmir'' was released with critical acclaim and won the ''Verve Story Teller of The Year ...
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Davoud Danesh-Jafari Davoud Danesh-Jafari is an Iranian politician and economist who was minister of economy and finance affairs of Iran. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Biography Born in 1954 in Tehran, Danesh-Jafari graduated with a ...
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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian politician and economist, former was minister of economy and finance affairs of Iran


See also

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University of Kashmir Convocation Complex University of Kashmir Convocation Complex is a multi-purpose auditorium complex located inside the main campus of University of Kashmir. It is one of the largest auditorium facilities not only in Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir, In ...
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Central University of Kashmir Central University of Kashmir (often abbreviated as cukashmir), formerly Central University of Jammu and Kashmir, is a central university located in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has been established in March 2009 thro ...
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Cluster University of Srinagar ''Cluster University of Srinagar'' (C-U, CUS) is a collegiate state university located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a cluster of five colleges of the Srinagar city. It has been established under ''The Srinagar and Jammu Cluster U ...
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National Institute of Technology, Srinagar National Institute of Technology Srinagar (NIT Srinagar or NITSRI) is a public technical university located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is one of the 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and as such is directly under the con ...
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Foreshore Road Foreshore Road is one of the prestigious roads in the city of Srinagar. The notability of the road lies in the fact that the entire road lies on the banks of Dal Lake. The road starts from Hazratbal, Srinagar and ends at Nishat. The famous M ...


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