Cluster University of Srinagar

Cluster University of Srinagar
کلسٹر یونیورسٹی سری نگر
MottoKnowledge Enlightens
TypeState university
Established2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Parent institution
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
AffiliationUGC
ChancellorLieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir[1]
Vice-ChancellorMohammad Mobin
Students15000+
Location,
India

34°03′39″N 74°48′21″E / 34.06083°N 74.80583°E / 34.06083; 74.80583
CampusUrban, 108 acres (44 ha)
Websitewww.cusrinagar.edu.in

Cluster University of Srinagar (C-U, CUS) is a collegiate state university located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a cluster of five colleges of the Srinagar city. It has been established under The Srinagar and Jammu Cluster Universities Act, 2016 together with Cluster University of Jammu and is an initiative of the centrally sponsored scheme, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), to create new universities through upgradation of existing colleges and conversion of colleges in a cluster.[2][3]

  1. ^ "LG is now Chancellor of all varsities in J&K; tenure of VC reduced". Daily Excelsior. April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Jammu Kashmir: 2 cluster universities to be operational from current academic session : News". indiatoday.intoday.in. India Today. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "RUSA J&K - Higher Education Department - J & K". www.jkhighereducation.nic.in. Higher Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir. Retrieved 8 July 2017.