The University of Jammu, situated on the bank of river tawi was established in 1969 at an altitude of 320 m above sea level and located in the city of temples. The University of Jammu is India’s first ISO 9001:2000 certified University and accredited Grade A by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council of India (NAAC). It is on the verge of discovering exciting intellectual frontiers in the 21St century. The University of Jammu is one of the few Universities in northern India to have Master Degree Course in Remote Sensing and GIS.
The University of Jammu provides instructions in over forty branches of learning and makes provision for research and the advancement and issemination of scientific knowledge. The University stands for spiritual and material elements in life, thirst for knowledge and virtue under the backdrop of holy peaks of Trikuta Hills.
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Jammu University has established eleven off-site campuses at various locations of Jammu Province as shown in the map.
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The University of Jammu has recently conferred the Degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa on Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Hon,ble Prime Minister, at a Special Convocation at the General Zorawar Singh Auditorium on 1 5th July, 2007. It is rare honour to the University of Jammu to honour the Hon ble Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is the epitome of integrity, intellect and inspiration in public life.
The General Zorawar Singh Auditorium is a unique piece of architecture, it consist of the state of Art Auditorium with Heritage Museum, Art Gallery, Photo Gallery and Exhibition-Hall and showcases the rich cultural heritage and diversity of our state.
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The Central Library is hub of the academic activity through out the year. The library is four story building centrally located and is constructed on modular plan. It is equipped with more than four lakh books on different subjects. It is also equipped with modern facilities photo copiers, LCD projectors, 1NFLIBNET, CD-ROM database and interconnected computer terminal. In addition to this, University acquired EDUSAT faculty from Consortium Education Communication (CEC), International Resources Cell (IRC) in collaboration with British council.
The University of Jammu has acquired 2 Mbps lease line from ERNET India, an Autonomous Scientific Society of Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India and 10 Mbps fiber optics Lease line from Reliance. The said facility is being provided to all the departments of the University through University Internet established on fiber backbone. In addition to this, whole campus is on roaming wireless (JUwi-fi) Internet facility covering all the teaching, administrative,
auditorium and hostels of the University with Hot Spots.
