The University of Jammu was established in 1969 by an Act of the State Legislature which effectively split the Jammu and Kashmir University into the separate Universities of Jammu and Kashmir. The University is at present located on the banks of the Tawi River. The University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs; it confers honorary degrees to persons of exceptional calibre. It also affiliates and recognizes colleges. More recently, the University has set up satellite campuses in Bhaderwah, Kathua and Poonch with an accent on vocational courses. Of these campuses the Bhaderwah Campus at Sungli village is the first to have been formally inaugurated (by former President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil).
The University says that it "is open to all classes and creeds with the sole objective to carry people from darkness to light. The university is public with the motto “Bola jyortigamaya”. The University of Jammu University is well known for the ambience that it provides for the development of education and spread of knowledge. The students can take up various courses in arts, science commerce, religion and other inter disciplinary courses, etc. The university offers both under-graduate and post graduate degrees for students who are willing to take on distance education.
The University of Jammu (formerly known as Jammu University) was set up in 1969 on the bank of the Tawi river in Jammu. It stood at rank 52 for university by The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020. The university is approved & recognized by the University Grant Commission and accredited with grade ‘A’ by the NAAC. The prime campus of the university is spread over 118.78 acres of land at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road in Jammu. It has 11 faculties i.e, Faculty of Life Science, Faculty of Arts/Oriental Languages, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Business Studies, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Mathematical Science, Faculty of Social Science, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, and Faculty of Engineering. The various courses of the university are provided through these faculties.
University of Jammu Courses
The courses are mentioned below:
The UG program includes B.Sc, BE, MBBS, BA, B.Com, BA, BCA, BDS, BAMS, BA LLB, BBA
The PG program includes M.com, M.Sc, MTech, M.Ed, MBA, MCA, MA, MD, MS
The Doctoral program consists of Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Botany, Buddhist Studies, Dogri, Economics, Commerce, Environmental Science, History, Hospitality & Tourism Management specializations
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates seeking admission in the UG, PG, and Doctoral program must have completed Higher Secondary, Graduation, and Master’s degree from a recognized institute.
Admission to most of the UG and PG programs are decided on the basis of valid marks in the Jammu University Entrance Test (JUET)
Candidates seeking admission to MBA need to clear CAT/MAT/CMAT
Admission to Ph.D/M.Phil is decided by the UGC NET/CSIR NET score followed by the personal interview
Placement
Students are selected on the average salary package of 2 Lakh per annum and the highest salary package was 6.8 Lakh per annum. Some of the esteemed companies visited last year for recruitments include ICICI Bank, Samsung Mobile, HCL, Reliance Jio, and many more.
Other Facilities
The other facilities include a Guest House, Health Care Center, Post Office, Teaching Departments, Hostels, Canteen, Library, etc.