Jump to content

University of Kashmir: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 34°07′57″N 74°50′15″E / 34.132552°N 74.837494°E / 34.132552; 74.837494
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Reverted good faith edits by Junaidzahoor9 (talk): Unsourced
Abdars (talk | contribs)
352 edits
mNo edit summary
Line 7: Line 7:
|chancellor = [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
|chancellor = [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
|vice_chancellor= [[Talat Ahmad]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof Talat Ahmad takes over as Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/prof-talat-ahmad-takes-over-as-vice-chancellor-kashmir-university/ |work=Greater Kashmir |date=8 August 2018}}</ref>
|vice_chancellor= [[Talat Ahmad]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof Talat Ahmad takes over as Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/prof-talat-ahmad-takes-over-as-vice-chancellor-kashmir-university/ |work=Greater Kashmir |date=8 August 2018}}</ref>
|Registrar = Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir
|city = [[Hazratbal]], [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|city = [[Hazratbal]], [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|country = [[India]]
|country = [[India]]

Revision as of 09:12, 13 October 2020

University of Kashmir
File:KU Logo bw.jpg
Motto in English
From Darkness to Light
TypePublic
Established1948
AffiliationUGC, AIU
ChancellorLieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Vice-ChancellorTalat Ahmad[1]
Location
Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
,
India

34°07′57″N 74°50′15″E / 34.132552°N 74.837494°E / 34.132552; 74.837494
CampusUrban
Websitewww.uok.edu.in

The University of Kashmir is a university located on the western side of Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar, ( which is approx 5.3 kms from Shankaracharya hill, the central part of srinager)which lies in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

It has been awarded Grade "A+" with CGPA 3.31 by the NAAC on 20/05/2019.[2][3] It has also been credited with rank "53" by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and Rank "150" by QS BRICS 2019.[4]

Campuses

The inception of the University of Kashmir dates back to the establishment of Jammu and Kashmir University in 1948. In 1969 it was made into two full-fledged universities: University of Kashmir at Srinagar and University of Jammu at Jammu.

The University of Kashmir, since its establishment, has been focused at Hazratbal and encompasses three adjacent areas: Amar Singh Bagh, Naseem Bagh and Mirza Bagh. This campus is spread over 263 acres (1.06 km2).[5] It is the largest university by 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. 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.[5] As of April 2013 Zakura Campus is being developed on 300 kanals of land in close proximity to Hazratbal campus to meet expansion requirements of the university.[6] Mirza Bagh or "University Town" constitutes buildings housing quarters for the university staff.[5]

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 Mufti Muhammad Sayeed 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 longer 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.[7] The North Campus on 559 kanals at Delina, Baramulla was started in December 2009.[7] Three more campuses at Kupwara, Kargil and Leh are coming up.[8][9]

Present form

The University of Kashmir has grown 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 Faculty of Law[10] and the Business School.[11]

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.[10]

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.[11] 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 around 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 NDTV, CNN-IBN, Headlines Today, Sahara, Zee News, Times Now, Star News and national print media organizations like Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The Hindu, Mail Today, Outlook, India Today, Tehelka, and The Week.[12] The masters programme in Kashmir and South Asia Studies introduced at the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies[13] 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 from a multi-dimensional perspective. Other faculties have made remarkable achievements since 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 B.Tech courses in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electrical Engineering.

Library

The university has a central library called Allama Iqbal Library. It has a collection of over 600,000 books including 415 rare manuscripts.[14]

Faculties, departments, and centres

[15]

  • 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)
    • The Business School
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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


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 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/ M.Sc./ 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 four scholarships in each Department/Research Centre awarded for research leading to the award of Ph.D./M.Phil. degrees in addition to contingency grant payable annually for meeting miscellaneous expenses.

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.

Hostels

The university provides residential facilities on 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 Ph.D. 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

Rankings

University rankings

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked University of Kashmir 78th overall in India[17] and 48th among universities[18] in 2020.

Notable alumni

Affiliated colleges

Affiliated colleges include:[20]

Constituent colleges

Permanently affiliated government colleges

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prof Talat Ahmad takes over as Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University". Greater Kashmir. 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ Complete List of Accredited and Re-accredited Institutions list under New Methodology - CGPA System (PDF), National Assessment and Accreditation Council, 2011, p. 160, retrieved 16 January 2012
  3. ^ Accreditation status is valid for the following Institutions (PDF), National Assessment and Accreditation Council, 2011, p. 156, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2010, retrieved 16 January 2012
  4. ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)".
  5. ^ a b c University of Kashmir, Official Website of. "About UoK". University of Kashmir. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Omar inaugurates Girls Hostel, lays foundation of Boys Hostel at Kashmir University". 3 June 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  7. ^ a b Shafi, Showkat (14 August 2011). "KU at your doorstep". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  8. ^ "KU to establish Kargil, Leh campuses soon". Greater Kashmir. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  9. ^ "KU Kupwara campus on cards". Greater Kashmir. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  10. ^ a b Kashmir, Department of Physics, University of. "Department Of Law, University Of Kashmir". Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ a b Kashmir, The Business School, University of. "The Business School, University Of Kashmir". Retrieved 25 August 2016. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Kashmir, Department of Physics, University of. "Media Education Research Centre, UOK". Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Kashmir, Institute of kashmir Studies, University of. "Institute of Kashmir Studies, UOK". Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Allama Iqbal Library". University of Kashmir. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  15. ^ Banday, Asim. "University of Kashmir". kashmiruniversity.net.
  16. ^ "Law, University of Kashmir". law.uok.edu.in.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_NIRF_O_2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_NIRF_U_2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ "Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance". Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Name Of Colleges (Under the jurisdiction of Kashmir University)". www.kashmiruniversity.net. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=University_of_Kashmir&oldid=983275458"