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Jammu University, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Address: Plot / Street / Area
New Campus, Babasaheb Ambedkar Road
Jammu (District Jammu)
Jammu and Kashmir, India

Pin Code : 180004


Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir is a University recognised by UGC. Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir is also known as University of Jammu. Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir was established on / in http://www.jammuuniversity.in/.


Jammu University is situated in Jammu of Jammu and Kashmir state (Province) in India. This data has been provided by www.punjabcolleges.com. Jammu comes under Jammu Tehsil, Jammu District.

Fax # of Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir is +91-194-2421357, 2262583.

Contact Person(s) of the Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir is (are): Director : Prof. Neelu Rohmetra 0191-2430133, Director: Prof KL Bhatia (The Law School in 2004).

Mobile No(s) of concerned persons at Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir are 94191-33793, 94191-19350, 99060-85395.

email ID(s) is

Website of Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir is www.jammuuniversity.in.

Vice Chancellor : Earlier Prof Varun Sahni., now Prof. Rajive Gupta, vcoffice@jammuuniversity.in.

Registrar : Tel: +91-191-2431365 / 2455395(R).


Contact Details of Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir are : University Help Lines :-Telephone: +91-191-2430830, 2431939, 2430497
Vice Chancellor Chamber :-Telephone: +91-191-2450014
Dean Academic Affairs :-Telephone: +91-191-2456892
Controller of Exams :-Telephone: +91-191-2432856, 2433746
Director College Development :-Telephone: +91-191-2430023
Director Distance Education :-Telephone: +91-191-2430828
Director and Head (Physical Education) Prof Dhian S. Bhau
Principal Investigator, Dept of Chemistry Dr Kamal K Kapoor

Faculty Of Behavioral Science
Faculty Of Commerce
Faculty Of Education
Faculty Of Engineering
Faculty of Law
Faculty Of Life Sciences
Faculty Of Management Studies
Faculty Of Medicine
Faculty Of Music and Fine Arts
Faculty Of Sciences
Faculty Of Social Science
Department of Law
Colleges Development Council Education
Faculty Of Arts, Oriental Languages

Director: Dr Meenakshi Kilam, Prof Rajive Gupta

Prof. Amitabh Mattoo,
Vice-Chancellor,
(O): 0191- 2450014, 2435268
Fax-0191-2459383
amitabh.mattoo@gmail.com

Dr. P. S. Manhas
(M): 09419188260
psmanhas@rediffmail.com

Sh. Vikram Sahi
(O): 2430025
(M): 09419183923,09797318767
sahi_vikram@yahoo.com

Courses

Jammu University, Jammu Jammu and Kashmir runs course(s) in Arts, Biotechnology, Commerce, Computer Applications, Fine Arts, Information Technology, Library and Information Science, Business Management, Mass Communication and Journalism, Science, Training stream(s).
B.Sc Nursing
B.P.Ed.

Profile of Jammu University

Cradled in the lap of mountains at the foothills of auspicious Trikuta, besides the river Tawi at an altitude of 1030 ft. is Jammu. This city of temples has many places that are flocked by people from every nook and corner. Among all these, also comes the famed university of Jammu. A place, where imparting education is not considered just as a mere duty, but as a commitment towards the advancement of the society. A university with a vision and a single-minded mission. To make Jammu university a name to reckon with. A saga that has been continuing from the time of its inception.The University of Jammu, accredited as A grade University by National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India came into existence in 1969 vide Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act 1969 following bifurcation of the erstwhile University of Jammu and Kashmir.The University provides instructions in such branches of learning as it deems fit and makes provision for research and the advancement and dissemination of 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. University of Jammu holds examinations, grants degrees, generates knowledge and confers diverse academic distinctions on persons who pursue approved courses of study in the University or in constituent colleges/institutions approved for the purpose also for those who appear as external/private candidates.
It also confers honorary degrees or other distinctions on the persons of exceptional caliber. The University also admits, maintains, recognizes, affiliates colleges and other institutions. It is primarily a research, teaching, affiliating, examining body involved in promotion of arts, science and other branches of learning. The University is open to all classes and creeds with the sole objective to carry people from darkness to light.The 26th of May 2008 was another historic day for the University of Jammu. Her Excellency, the President of the Republic of India, Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, inaugurated the Bhaderwah campus of the University on the afternoon of that day. The Bhaderwah Campus is the first fully-functional off-site campus of any university in the state. Spread over 50 acres, in the picturesque Sungli suburb of the town, the campus will primarily offer professional courses and ensure that the highest quality of education is brought, virtually, to the doorsteps of those living in the most remote, mountainous region of the state.

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Introduction

The University of Jammu better known as Jammu University has been accredited with Four Star University by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India. It came into existence in 1969 through Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act 1969 after the partition of University of Jammu and Kashmir. Approved by the University Grant Commission, UGC, Jammu University is located on the banks of Tawi River. The university takes pride for being the first ISO-9001 certified university of India.

The University of Jammu was established in 1969 by an Act of Jammu & Kashmir Act 1969. The University has been granted four star status by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India.
University of Jammu is the first in India to be given ISO-9001 certification. Several undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes are offered by the University.

Contact Details
Address : University of Jammu, Babasaheb Ambedkar Road New Campus,Jammu (Tawi) - 180006

Tel : 0191-2435248, 2435259, 2453544, 2453588

Fax : 194-2421357

Mail2 : info@kashmiruniversity.net

Website : www.jammuuniversity.in

Vice-Chancellor : Prof. Amitabh Mattoo

Tel: 2435268, 2450014/2434339, 2454390

E-Mai :vcoffice@jammuuniversity.in

Registrar : Tel: 0191-2431365 / 2455395(R)

Controller of Exam : Tel: 0191-2432856, 2433746

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History

University of Jammu was established in 1969 with the separation of Jammu & Kashmir University. Since then, it started its academic session for spiritual and material elements in life, thirst for knowledge and virtue. In the history of its tenure in education, it has offered its courses to a number of eligible candidates across the country, India. Recently, Jammu University has set up satellite campuses in Bhaderwah, Kathua and Poonch. One campus out of these campuses has been formally inaugurated by the President of India, Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil.

Established on 3rd of March 1976 Distance Education aims at diversifying and providing educational opportunities far beyond the close confines of a classroom and making them available to all those who aspire and endeavour for education. It is based on the philosophy that anything, which can be learnt in the regular classroom, can equally be learnt through distance education. It is an innovative system, which is academically sound and economically viable and as such, has proved to be a blessing for those who have no access to education. Motivated by the desire to provide education at the doorsteps of the learners, University of Jammu established the Directorate of Distance Education, (then known as Institute of Correspondence Education) in March, 1976. The courses offered by the Directorate are intended to cater to the following:

Students who have had to discontinue their education in the regular system for various reasons; students in far flung and inaccessible hilly areas of the state; the students who were not accommodated in the mainstream education institutions; in-service persons; women and individuals who regard education as a life time activity.

In recent times there had been stupendous increase in the educational needs of the country. Jammu and Kashmir State has not remained exception to this phenomenon. Despite being affected by virulent terrorism over the period of last one and a half decades, there has been a progressive increase in the demand for higher education in the state. Because of inherent factors and constraints, conventional education institutions were/are unable to cope up with the augmented demand for higher education. The DDE has partly helped to cope up with this demand in the Jammu region.As often now, the DDE is offering a number of postgraduate and undergraduate courses. Besides traditional courses, it is imparting professional courses such as Master of Education, Bachelor of Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration. In the current session, it has launched Postgraduate course in Fisheries. This is a job oriented course and first of its kind through distance mode of education in the country.

Currently, the DDE has study centres one each in muffasil govt degree colleges - Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Bhaderwah, Kishtwar and Doda. By these centres, the DDE has truly brought the facility of higher education to the doorsteps of the distance learners of the remote rural, backward and inaccessible hilly areas of the Jammu region. In the immediate future, the DDE has planned to introduce PG course in English, postgraduate diploma courses in English language teaching and computer applications. These courses will especially serve the educational needs of the people of the Jammu region. Plans are also afoot to adopt multi media instructional pattern. Once it is accomplished, it will greatly enrich the learning environment in the region.

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Faculties/Departments

Faculties/Departments:
Faculty of Life Sciences
* Department of Bio-Technology
* Department of Botany
* Department of Environmental Science
* Department of Zoology

Faculty of Arts/Oriental Languages
* Department of Budhist Studies
* Department of Dogri
* Department of English
* Department of Hindi
* Department of Punjabi
* Department of Sanskrit
* Department of Urdu

Faculty of Sciences
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Computer Science & IT
* Department of Geography
* Department of Geology
* Department of Home Science
* Department of Mathematics
* Department of Physics & Electronics
* Department of Statistics

Faculty of Education
* Department of Education

Faculty of Commerce
* Department of Commerce

Faculty of Management Studies
* The Business School

Faculty of Behavioral Science
* Department of Psychology
* Department of Sociology
* Department of Physical Education

Faculty of Law
* Department of Law
* The Law School (Website)

Faculty of Social Science
* Department of Economics
* Department of History
* Department of Political Science
* Department of Library Science

Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Music and Fine Arts

Contact Details:
University of Jammu
Babasaheb Ambedkar Road.
Jammu - 180 006
Jammu and Kashmir
Phone: +91-191-2430830, 2431939
Fax: +91-191-2262583
www.jammuuniversity.in

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Educational Streams

Jammu University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma programs through Regular and Distant learning modes. The University is open to all classes and creeds with the exclusive goal to carry people from darkness to light. Research programs are also offered in several fields. Primarily, it is a research, teaching, affiliating, and examining body involved in promotion of arts, science and other branches of learning.

The university holds examinations, grants degrees, generates knowledge and confers diverse academic distinctions on learners who pursue approved courses of study in the University or in constituent colleges/institutions approved for the purpose also for those who appear as external/private candidates. It also confers honorary degrees or other distinctions on the candidates of outstanding quality.

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Central Library

Central Library :-
The Central Library of the University is the hub of academic activities where students sit from morning evening everyday throughout, the year. Its four storey building has spacious reading halls and compact stack areas. The Library has a collection of nearly 3.5 lakh volumesre rareas well as latest, and 250 current periodicals with back numbers. The Library possesses facilities like photocopiers, LCD projectors, INFLIBNET, CD-ROM databases, RFID and inter-connected computer terminals at selected sites.

Departmental Libraries :-
A Departmental Library may be defined as a subject collection in an academic institution, housed either in a separate room of the main Library or in some building outside the main Library and administered either as a part of a centralized Library system or as a part of the academic department it serves.

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Defering entrance test surprises principals

Jammu, June 17, 2010
The deferment of the decision regarding admissions to postgraduate courses based on entrance test by the Jammu University authorities has surprised many college principals. The college principals were of the opinion that the new mechanism of entrance-based admissions was much better than the prevailing system of merit-based admissions to postgraduate courses.

The principal of Government Gandhi Memorial (GGM) Science College, Prof MS Baleoria, said the decision of the university authorities to conduct an entrance test for admissions to postgraduate courses was better than the prevailing system.

Expressing surprise over the deferment of the decision, Baleoria said, 'Though I do not know the reason for the deferment of the decision, it was a better way of admitting students.'

He added that under the present system some deserving students could not get admission due to variation in marks, but under the entrance-based admission system all students would get an equal opportunity of admission.

Similarly, Anita Sudhan, principal of Sri Pratap Memorial Rajput (SPMR) College of Commerce, said, 'When the university is conducting the entrance test for MCA and MBA, why can't it do it for other courses as well. The reason for this sudden decision is unknown but the entrance-based admission system is much better than the present system of admissions.' She added through the entrance test the university could get serious and intelligent students.

Meanwhile, Principal of Maulana Azad Memorial (MAM) College Ajeet Angral said the college was running a postgraduate course in mathematics. He said earlier the college used to have its own procedure for admissions, but this year they got a notification that admissions to postgraduate courses would be provided only through the entrance test.

'Now, when were prepared for the new mechanism of admissions, I was informed yesterday that we would have to give admissions as per the prevailing system. So we had to adjust and readjust the system for a smooth admission process,' said Angral.

However, Prof RD Sharma, Dean Academic Affairs, Jammu University, said the university had deferred the entrance test-based admission system due to some official reasons. He said the university would implement the new mechanism from the next academic session.

Sharma said, 'Our academic session starts in August and if we implement the new admission mechanism, we will have to start the academic session in October, which will result in the loss of precious time of students.' 'The new mechanism also requires a lot of preparation. So this year we will offer admissions as per the old system,' added Sharma.

Postgraduate Courses
Our academic session starts in August and if we implement the new admission mechanism, we will have to start the academic session in October, which will result in the loss of precious time of students. — Prof RD Sharma, Dean Academic Affairs, Jammu University

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Amitabh Mattoo welcome back to Kashmir, tweets Omar

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday made an open offer to noted academician Amitabh Mattoo to return to the state and advise us.

Mattoo, a former vice chancellor of Jammu University and currently Director, India Australia Institute, Melbourne, was recently in Kashmir to visit his family there.

Abdullah, in a re-tweet to one of his followers on the micro-blogging site, said, The day he wants to come back from Australia full time to help-advice us, hes welcome to.

Mattoo, an authority on international relations, was appointed as Vice Chancellor CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, but he declined and instead accepted the offer of the institute in Australia.

Mattoo in his tweets, during his visit to the Valley, made certain critical remarks about the environmental degradation and little governance.

Some of Mattoos tweets compiled by one of his followers, read:

I am deeply disappointed by what I see, but I do hope people like you join the fight to improve the state of affairs.

No strikes, little militancy, great Panchayat electns, but where is governance in K? Kashmir Inc: a collection of vested interests flourishes

When governments fail, can civil society please give it a try? Heard of a SAVE SRINAGAR campaign. The time is now.

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Jammu and Kashmir likely to lift ban on herb extraction

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is considering lifting a ban on the extraction of rare medicinal herbs as residents say they are losing out on valuable business even as neighbouring states cultivate them and imports from China have also got a boost.

Hundreds of people living in the remote mountainous forests of Kashmir used to earn their living by picking these herbs - some used to treat cancer, besides jaundice and other ailments - and selling them to pharmaceutical companies through agents in their area. But the state government imposed a ban in 2005, saying they may go extinct and needed a rest period.

Now voices are being raised against the ban, strongly enough for the government to consider its removal - though with some restrictions.

Forest Minister Altaf Ahmad agreed that the livelihood of hundreds of people living near the mountainous forests depended on herb picking. In 2005, experts had advised that the herbs extraction needed some rest, lest they go extinct. We feel that time has come to lift this ban though with some restrictions, Ahmad said.

The remote mountainous forests in Jammu and Kashmir have rare and best quality herbs like dioscorea deltoida, valeriana wallichi, picrozia and podophyllum hexandrum, besides many others.

As herb picking and extraction flourished, a private entrepreneur established a herb processing unit in the mountainous town of Kishtwar, which is surrounded by mountains bearing these herbs.

Sanjay Gupta, the owner of the unit, said this was a means of employment for hundreds of poor people in the area.

A minimum of 8,000 to 10,000 people living around Kishtwar were involved in this business. They could earn Rs.300-400 per day from herb extraction, Gupta said over phone from Kishtwar.

These herbs grow on the high mountains like in Paddar, Kishtwar, Doda and Bhaderwah, the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. But the Jammu and Kashmir herbs are top rated.

Farmers in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are cultivating these herbs. The herbs do not get natural conditions when they are cultivated. This reduces the concentration of the active profile and principle of the herbs. This is the reason that naturally growing herbs in Jammu and Kashmir are of best quality, said Harish Chander of the biology department in Jammu University.

Gupta said: The quality of these herbs in China is somewhat close to that in Jammu and Kashmir. So the ban gave a boost to the import of these herbs from there.

The herbs from Jammu and Kashmir were used in medicines curing cancer besides fever, jaundice and many infections. So they were used in antibiotics, antispasmodics and steroids besides many other medicines.

Chander said American tests have rated podophyllum hexandrum of Jammu and Kashmir as the best in the world for anti-cancer drugs.

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Pakistan epicentre of global terrorism, says senior Indian Army officer

Jammu: Pakistan has become an epicentre of global terrorism and has failed to tackle growing extremism on its soil, a senior Indian Army officer said on Monday.

Pakistan is an epicentre of global terrorism, it is breeding terrorists, it is training them, it is equipping them and this is still going on, Lieutenant General JP Nehra, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 16 Corps, expressed the aforementioned views during a seminar held in Jammu.

The seminar Mapping Contemporary Pakistan was jointly organised by the Department of Strategic and Regional Studies, University of Jammu, and the White Knight Corps.

Although Pakistan is an epicentre of the global terror, it is a key ally of the United States in the war against terrorism, Lt Gen Nehra said.

It is a partner in the war to tackle terror in other countries, such as Afghanistan, but has failed to tackle growing terror on its soil.

He added: Pakistan occupies a unique geostrategic place in the map of the world and South Asia. It could have exploited its location better for its economy and other things.

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Tiranga Yatra impact: Educational institutions closed in Jammu

Jammu: After deporting three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to Punjab, the Omar Abdullah government on Tuesday announced closure of all educational institutions in Jammu as a precaution to prevent trouble in the city and other parts of the region.

The government announced closure of all schools, colleges and universities as official agencies apprehended trouble after the deportation of Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ananth Kumar Monday night from Jammu airport to Madhopur in Punjab to thwart their flag-hoisting plans in Srinagar on Republic Day Wednesday.

The action of the government has fuelled tensions in Jammu, where it is felt that the government has acted under pressure from separatists. The BJP, too, had started mobilising its workers to stage protests.

A government spokesman said that in view of the Republic Day arrangements, all the educational institutions, including the University of Jammu and colleges, would remain closed Wednesday.

The managements of the institutions, including the private ones, have been directed to strictly adhere to the directive, he added.

But the sources revealed that the real intention of the government was to prevent the students from holding protests against its steps of stopping the flag hoisting in Srinagar.

The government has also instructed that the tricolour should not be allowed to be hoisted by the BJP at any place in the state.

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Jammu and Kashmir likely to lift ban on herb extraction

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is considering lifting a ban on the extraction of rare medicinal herbs as residents say they are losing out on valuable business even as neighbouring states cultivate them and imports from China have also got a boost.

Hundreds of people living in the remote mountainous forests of Kashmir used to earn their living by picking these herbs - some used to treat cancer, besides jaundice and other ailments - and selling them to pharmaceutical companies through agents in their area. But the state government imposed a ban in 2005, saying they may go extinct and needed a rest period.

Now voices are being raised against the ban, strongly enough for the government to consider its removal - though with some restrictions.

Forest Minister Altaf Ahmad agreed that the livelihood of hundreds of people living near the mountainous forests depended on herb picking. In 2005, experts had advised that the herbs extraction needed some rest, lest they go extinct. We feel that time has come to lift this ban though with some restrictions, Ahmad said.

The remote mountainous forests in Jammu and Kashmir have rare and best quality herbs like dioscorea deltoida, valeriana wallichi, picrozia and podophyllum hexandrum, besides many others.

As herb picking and extraction flourished, a private entrepreneur established a herb processing unit in the mountainous town of Kishtwar, which is surrounded by mountains bearing these herbs.

Sanjay Gupta, the owner of the unit, said this was a means of employment for hundreds of poor people in the area.

A minimum of 8,000 to 10,000 people living around Kishtwar were involved in this business. They could earn Rs.300-400 per day from herb extraction, Gupta said over phone from Kishtwar.

These herbs grow on the high mountains like in Paddar, Kishtwar, Doda and Bhaderwah, the neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. But the Jammu and Kashmir herbs are top rated.

Farmers in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are cultivating these herbs. The herbs do not get natural conditions when they are cultivated. This reduces the concentration of the active profile and principle of the herbs. This is the reason that naturally growing herbs in Jammu and Kashmir are of best quality, said Harish Chander of the biology department in Jammu University.

Gupta said: The quality of these herbs in China is somewhat close to that in Jammu and Kashmir. So the ban gave a boost to the import of these herbs from there.

The herbs from Jammu and Kashmir were used in medicines curing cancer besides fever, jaundice and many infections. So they were used in antibiotics, antispasmodics and steroids besides many other medicines.

Chander said American tests have rated podophyllum hexandrum of Jammu and Kashmir as the best in the world for anti-cancer drugs.

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Pakistan epicentre of global terrorism, says senior Indian Army officer

Jammu: Pakistan has become an epicentre of global terrorism and has failed to tackle growing extremism on its soil, a senior Indian Army officer said on Monday.

Pakistan is an epicentre of global terrorism, it is breeding terrorists, it is training them, it is equipping them and this is still going on, Lieutenant General JP Nehra, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 16 Corps, expressed the aforementioned views during a seminar held in Jammu.

The seminar Mapping Contemporary Pakistan was jointly organised by the Department of Strategic and Regional Studies, University of Jammu, and the White Knight Corps.

Although Pakistan is an epicentre of the global terror, it is a key ally of the United States in the war against terrorism, Lt Gen Nehra said.

It is a partner in the war to tackle terror in other countries, such as Afghanistan, but has failed to tackle growing terror on its soil.

He added: Pakistan occupies a unique geostrategic place in the map of the world and South Asia. It could have exploited its location better for its economy and other things.

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Jashan-e-Faiz celebrations launched in Jammu University

As the nation remembers revolutionary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz in his centenary year, Jammu University on Monday organised a two-day longJashan–e-Faiz celebrations to commemorate the great poet.

Addressing the inaugural function here, Vice Chancellor of Jammu University Prof Varun Sahni described Faiz as a multi-dimensional personality who took up several vocations through his life.

He was also a reputed journalist but despite that he continued to write poetry. Faiz was arrested many times and put behind the bars. But he continued poetry even in jail, Prof Sahni said. He said the papers presented will be published in the research journal Tasalsul so that the new generation could
know the poetry and personality of Faiz.

In his presidential address, Editor-in-Chief of Kashmir Times Group of Newspapers, Ved Bhasin said that Faiz wrote poetry in his own style, inviting the reader to think. The celebrations include a national seminar on the life and works of the poet organised by Fakar-ud-din Ali Ahmed Committee, Lucknow, a national book exhibition, a Sham-e-Ghazal and an all-India Urdu Mushaira.

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Finally, Jammu varsity to get first vice chancellor

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary S S Bloeria is set to be the first vice chancellor of Central University, Jammu, with the union government approving his appointment, highly placed official sources say. The decision has been conveyed to the Jammu and Kashmir government and is expected to be announced on Thursday, the sources said. This comes after protests over the post lying vacant for a long time.

Bloeria is a 1968 batch IAS officer who rose to become chief secretary in 2003 and retired in 2005. He is a native of Jammu. Union Human Resources minister Kapil Sibal has informed chief minister Omar Abdullah about it.
Earlier internationally acclaimed academician and international affairs expert Amitabh Mattoo was appointed to the post. But he had refused to join as he had offers at an international level. He is currently in Australia.

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15 injured in police-student clash at University of Jammu

At least 15 students were injured and three detained in police-students clash at University of Jammu campus here Tuesday evening. The University of Jammu students entered into a clash with the policemen after they were thrashed by the security guards inside the administration block. A group of students had gone to the administration block to enquire something but the officials allegedly misbehaved with them, an eye witness told UNI.

They said the officials of the administration block called the security personnel deployed at the campus who forcibly tried to remove the students from the spot which led into a scuffle.On seeing the situation getting out of control police were called. Police on reaching the campus mercilessly started beating the students including the girls, the students said.

Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the students protesting against the university officials over an alleged misbehavior. At least 15 students including girls received injuries during the clash three of them shifted to the
Government Medical College and Hospital for treatment, they added.

However the protestors turned violent and also pelted stones at the police personnel and broke the windowpanes of the administration block. Protesting against the high headedness of the police and the university staff the students demonstrated at the campus, said sources adding They (protestors) were demanding immediate suspension of the police cop and the security guards for their misbehavior and for thrashing the innocent students.

SP South Rajeshwar Singh immediately rushed to the spot to pacify the situation. The Vice Chancellor Jammu University MPS Ishar in the evening called an emergency meeting of protestors and assured fair enquiry into the matter, sources added.
They further said the Vice Chancellor also constituted an investigating team and asked them to submit a report about the incident within 15 days.

Meanwhile entry of police personnel has been restricted into the campus premises for the time being.

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Vohra for short term vocational courses, academic audit of institutions

Jammu, Apr 23: Governor N. N. Vohra today called upon the Universities of the State to organize short-term vocational courses in Tourism and other potential disciplines to enhance the employability of the youth in travel trade and varied other employment intensive sectors.

The Governor, who is the Chancellor of the Jammu University, was chairing the 72nd meeting of the University Council, at Raj Bhavan here this evening.

The University Council authorized the Vice Chancellor of the Jammu University to take all remedial measures-actions within his competence on the recommendations of the Enquiry Committee (headed by the Chief Secretary) which had been constituted by the Chief Minister to look into the allegations of administrative impropriety, favouritism and financial irregularities against the previous Vice Chancellor and the officers of the University. The Vice Chancellor was also advised to ensure that the recommendations-observations of this Committee, which require special approvals, should be placed before the concerned bodies of the University on a time bound basis and the entire Report processed without any delay whatsoever.

The Governor observed that with the revival and the promotion of tourism in the State the youth having pursued short-term certificate courses could find ready employment avenues. He said that the Universities could also think of organizing other such courses having potential in the emerging job market to benefit the youth of the State.

Referring to the creation and upgradation of infrastructure facilities at the main Campus and the off-site Campuses, the Governor said that the construction of students hostels, particularly for girls, need to be given priority attention so that the students from remote areas could pursue their academic careers in large numbers. He underlined the need for micro-focusing on the growth of off-site Campuses for continually improving the quality of education to equip our youth to compete successfully in the emerging competitive scenario. He also stressed that all the newly coming up buildings must have adequate provision for use of solar energy, harvesting of rain water, fire safety measures and ramps to facilitate physically challenged persons.

The Governor advised the Vice Chancellor to undertake visits to the affiliated Colleges to monitor the facilities and the performance of these institutions, adding that those of the Principals, teachers and the colleges showing outstanding performances could be awarded. Referring to the need for conducting academic audit of educational institutions, he said that such a mechanism can help in harmonious growth of all the institutions of higher learning. He suggested that the various Universities of the State could coordinate in regard to the functioning of their placement cells for the larger benefit of the youth of the State.

Prof. M. P. S. Ishar, Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, in his power point presentation, gave details of the academic and extra-curricular achievements of the University. He also dwelt on the efforts being made to improve the existing infrastructure and the initiatives taken in the fields of teaching, research and extension activities.
The meeting discussed various agenda items in detail and took the required decisions. It also reviewed the action taken on the decisions of the earlier meetings of the University Council.

The meeting among others was attended by Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir; Prof. Vinayshil Gautam; Prof. R. P. Tandon; M. I. Khandey, Principal Secretary, Finance; Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the Governor; Tanveer Jehan, Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education, and Prof. Naresh Padha, Registrar, University of Jammu.

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Jammu University VC orders enquiry into fire

Jammu, Jun 9 (PTI) A minor fire erupted in the evaluation centre of the University of Jammu, but no loss of important property was reported from the site. Fire occurred in the examination wing of Jammu University last night and immediately it was extinguished by the fire brigade, the University said in a statement here today. The fire was restricted to one steel rack on which some papers had caught fire. Prime-facie there doesnt seem to be any loss to answer scripts or other records in the evaluation centre, the release stated. The reason of the fire has not been ascertained till now, it stated. Meanwhile, Vice-Chancellor Mohan Paul Singh Ishar has instituted an enquiry committee under professor Deshbandhu Gupta to look into the matter, the release said.

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