Central University of Kashmir

Central University of Kashmir
Other name
CU Kashmir
MottoKnowledge is Power
TypeCentral university
Established2009; 15 years ago (2009)
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
ChancellorSyed Ata Hasnain
Vice-ChancellorA. Ravinder Nath
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
190 (2022)[2]
Students3,051 (2022)[2]
Undergraduates686 (2022)[2]
Postgraduates2,063 (2022)[2]
302 (2022)[2]
Location, ,
India

34°14′01″N 74°43′35″E / 34.233489°N 74.726428°E / 34.233489; 74.726428
CampusRural
500 acres (200 ha)
Websitewww.cukashmir.ac.in

Central University of Kashmir (often abbreviated as CUKmr), formerly Central University of Jammu and Kashmir, is a central university located in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[3] It has been established in March 2009 through an Act of Parliament, "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by Govt. of India.[4] The university started functioning from May 2009.[5] The Indian Institute of Ranking Framework (IIRF) placed it in 33rd rank among Central Universities category in 2024.[6]

  1. ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2022" (PDF). Central University of Kashmir.
  3. ^ "List of Central Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). UGC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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  5. ^ "Central University of Kashmir - About CU Kashmir". www.cukashmir.ac.in. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ www.iirfranking.com. "IIRF". IIRFRanking. Retrieved 8 August 2024.