Kashmir University, Srinagar

The Kashmir University was established in the year 1948 under the name of University of Jammu and Kashmir. The University was bifurcated into two universities University of Kashmir at Srinagar and the University of Jammu at Jammu in the year 1969. The University is affiliated to UGC. It has been re-accreditated by NAAC with an "A" grade. It has 14 schools functioning under it. The University has affiliated a vast number of colleges along with the constituent colleges. The University offers impeccable infrastructure facilities to its students which also includes hostel facilities for both and girls. The University sports an impeccable infrastructure including the hostels for boys and girls which has all the relevant facilties. The students get numerous opportunities for placements, industrial visits and internships.

It is located at Hazratbal in Srinagar and is surrounded by the world famous Dal Lake on its eastern side and Nigeen Lake on the western side. The University's main campus is spread in an area of 247 acres. It is divided into 3 parts - Hazratbal Campus, Naseem Bagh Campus, and Mirza Bagh Campus. The Universtiy acquired additional land at Zakura near the main campus for further expansions. The campus of the university expanded over the years. Kashmir University constructed Satellite Campuses at Anantnag - the south campus, and Baramulla - the north campus and three other satellite campuses at Kargil, Leh and Kupwara. 

A sub-office of the university is opened at Jammu to provide proper guidance to the students outside Kashmir. The University offers a number of courses under the faculties of - Business and Management Studies, Arts, Applied Sciences and Technology, Law, Education, Biological Science, Social Science, Physical and Material Science, Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry, Music and Fine Arts, and Oriental Learning. Kashmir University Fees varies according to the courses and the norms of the university. The Directorate of Distance Education, DDE Kashmir University offers many academic courses/ programs in distance education to its students.

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Kashmir University, Srinagar Rankings and Awards:

• The University of Kashmir ranked 47th in the National Institute Ranking Framework [NIRF] ranking of 2018
• It ranked in the 150th position in the QS BRICS Ranking of 2018

Kashmir University, Srinagar Schools:

• School of Arts, Languages and Literature: 

 The school has the departments of - Arabic, English, Foreign Language, Hindi, Kashmiri, Linguistics, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu and an Institute of Music and Fine  Arts. The University offers graduate and postgraduate courses in the mentioned departments.

• School of Business Studies: 

The School of Business Studies has 3 departments - Commerce, Management Studies, and Economics. The departments offer postgraduate and doctorate courses.

• Faculty of Dentistry: 

The Faculty of Dentistry offers courses related to Dental Sciences. 

• Faculty of Medicine: 

The Faculty of Medicine offers courses under the vast field of medicine.

• School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences: 

The school has 4 departments namely - Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Statistics. All the departments offer postgraduate programs apart from the department of statistics which offers doctoral programs.

• School of Earth and Environmental Sciences: 

The school has 3 departments under it - Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Geography and Regional Development. The departments offer graduate, postgraduate and doctorate programs to the students.

• School of Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine: 

This school offers courses that revolve around the ayurvedic medicines and the Unani methods.

• School of Social Sciences: 

This school has 6 departments namely - History, Library and Information Science, Media Education Research Center, Political Science, Social Work and Sociology. It also has two institutes - UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies and Shah-i-Hamdan Institute of Islamic Studies.

• School of Education and Behavioural Sciences: 

The departments under the school are - Directorate of Physical Education and Sports, Education and Psychology. All the departments offer postgraduate and doctoral programs.

• School of Law: 

The school of law of the University of Kashmir has only one department under it - Department of Law. The department offers courses in masters and bachelors programs in the discipline of Law.

• School of Biological Sciences: 

The school has a total of 8 departments - Biochemistry, Bioresources, Biotechnology, Botany, Clinical Biochemistry, Microbiology, Nanotechnology and Zoology. All the departments offer postgraduate and doctoral programs to its students.

• School of Applied Sciences and Technology: 

The school has 6 departments - Computer Science, Department of IT and SS, Electronics and Instrumentation Technology, Food Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Science, and University Science Instrumentation Centre. It has one institute under it - Institute of Home science.

• School of Open Learning: 

The school has 4 centres - Directorate of Distance Education, Directorate of Lifelong Learning, Educational Multimedia Research Centre [EMMRC] and State Resource Centre. These centres many programs under them. 

• School of Engineering: 

The school of engineering has one institute under it - Institute of Technology, Zakura which offers undergraduate courses in many branches of engineering.

Kashmir University, Srinagar Campuses:

• Main Campus - Hazratbal, Srinagar
• Kashmir University North Campus - Delina, Baramulla
• Kashmir University South Campus - Fatehgarh, Anantnag
• Zakura Campus - Zakura, Srinagar
• Kupwara Campus - Wayan, Kupwara
• Kargil Campus - Khumbathang, Kargil
• Leh Campus - Leh

Kashmir University, Srinagar Library:

• The Kashmir University Library called the Allama Iqbal Library, was founded in 1948 along with the inception of the university
• The library along with its constituent libraries is the largest library of the state of Kashmir
• At present, Allam Iqbal Library is the Centre of the University Library System and has 57 Seminar Libraries attached to the different Institutes, departments and centres of the university
• The library of University of Kashmir has 16 divisions in the properly decorated and heated halls which are managed by the staff of the library
• The library has a huge collection of more than 6 lac books along with a separate collection for visually impaired students
• The library has various local, national and international newspapers, CDs, DVDs and many more
• It provides Remote Access Facility [RAF] to the subscribed electronic journals and the journals that are accessible by e-Shodhsindhu Consortium
• The entire collection of the library is bar coded and tagged with the Radio Frequency Identification System [RFID] 
• The Career Corner of the library located at the first floor contains magazines and other reading materials for the students preparing for competitive exams

Kashmir University, Srinagar Research Centres:

• Bio-Informatics Centre
• Centre for University Society Interface [CUSI]
• Centre for Sheikh-Ul-Alam Studies [Markaz-i-Noor]
• Centre for Biodiversity and Plant Taxonomy
• Centre of Central Asian Studies
• Centre of Research and Development [CORD]
• Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College
• Educational Multimedia Research Centre [EMMRC]
• Iqbal Institute of Culture and Philosophy
• NewGen IEDC [Incubation Centre]
• Population Research Centre
• State Resource Centre
• Women's Study Centre

Kashmir University, Srinagar Scholarships:

Merit Scholarships:

• The students of University of Kashmir are entitled to two merit scholarships that are offered to the top two merit holders
• The merit scholarship for the students of the previous year are offered on the basis of merit list in the Entrance Test to the course
• In the final year, it is offered on the basis of merit in MA/ M.Sc/ M.Com/ MLIS/ previous/ 1st or 2nd semester exams
• The scholarship is offered from the date of admission to the course/ program to the last date of examination that is to a maximum period of 12 months

Research Scholarships:

• The University offers 4 scholarships in each department/ research centre for carrying out research that leads to the degree of PhD/ M.Phil along with the contingency grant which is payable annually for meeting the miscellaneous expenses

Students Aid:

• Kashmir University has come up with a Students Aid Fund which is awarded to the students [especially meritorious students] who come from a low-income background
• The Kashmir University Alumni Association also offers financial help to the students who belong to a low-income background with the preference given to the orphans