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{{short description|State university in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{short description|State university in Uttarakhand, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Soban Singh Jeena University
| name = Soban Singh Jeena University, Almora
| image = Soban_Singh_Jeena_University.png
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| established = {{Start date and age|2020}}
| established = {{Start date and age|2020}}
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| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| type = State University
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| vice_chancellor = Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari
| vice_chancellor = Satpal  Singh Bisht
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| website = {{url|https://ssju.ac.in/}}
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'''Soban Singh Jeena University''' ('''SSJ University''') is a [[state university (India)|state university]]<ref>{{cite web |title=University |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=byxR5GCw1Am5pJwU3d9Ncw%3D%3D&Unitype=iA7z%2Fds2To+MdcuCvitOpQ%3D%3D |website=ugc.ac.in |access-date=4 December 2020 |date=4 December 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201204131528/https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=byxR5GCw1Am5pJwU3d9Ncw%3D%3D&Unitype=iA7z%2Fds2To+MdcuCvitOpQ%3D%3D|archive-date = 2020-12-04}}</ref> situated at [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]], India. The University was established in 2020 under the ''Soban Singh Jeena University Act, 2019'' (Uttrakhand Act No. 19 of 2020),<ref>{{cite web |title=State Universities: Rajbhawan, Uttarakhand, India |url=https://governoruk.gov.in/pages/display/73-state-universities |website=Rajbhawan Uttarahand Govt. of Uttarakhand |access-date=4 December 2020 |date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020200430/https://governoruk.gov.in/pages/display/73-state-universities |archive-date=2020-10-20 }}</ref> which was approved by the cabinet of Uttarakhand in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uttarakhand govt approves new water policy |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ukhand-govt-approves-new-water-policy/1647244 |access-date=30 December 2020 |work=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref> The university started operation in August 2020<ref>{{cite news |last1=Upreti |first1=Gopesh |title=प्रो.नरेन्द्र सिंह भण्डारी ने सोबन सिंह जीना विश्वविद्यालय अल्मोड़ा के पहले कुलपति का कार्यभार किया ग्रहण |url=http://shaktialmora.com/prof-narendra-singh-bhandari-took-charge-as-the-first-vice-chancellor-of-soban-singh-jeena-university-almora/ |access-date=6 January 2021 |work=शक्ति न्यूज अल्मोड़ा {{!}} |date=14 August 2020}}</ref> when Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari, the founder [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the university, assumed his position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhandari to be first VC of Soban Singh Jeena varsity |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/bhandari-to-be-first-vc-of-soban-singh-jeena-varsity.html |access-date=4 December 2020 |work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref>
'''Soban Singh Jeena University''' ('''SSJ University''') is a [[state university (India)|state university]]<ref>{{cite web |title=University |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=byxR5GCw1Am5pJwU3d9Ncw%3D%3D&Unitype=iA7z%2Fds2To+MdcuCvitOpQ%3D%3D |website=ugc.ac.in |access-date=4 December 2020 |date=4 December 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201204131528/https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=byxR5GCw1Am5pJwU3d9Ncw%3D%3D&Unitype=iA7z%2Fds2To+MdcuCvitOpQ%3D%3D|archive-date = 2020-12-04}}</ref> situated at [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]], India. The university was established in 2020 under the ''Soban Singh Jeena University Act, 2019'' (Uttrakhand Act No. 19 of 2020),<ref>{{cite web |title=State Universities: Rajbhawan, Uttarakhand, India |url=https://governoruk.gov.in/pages/display/73-state-universities |website=Rajbhawan Uttarahand Govt. of Uttarakhand |access-date=4 December 2020 |date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020200430/https://governoruk.gov.in/pages/display/73-state-universities |archive-date=2020-10-20 }}</ref> which was approved by the cabinet of Uttarakhand in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uttarakhand govt approves new water policy |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ukhand-govt-approves-new-water-policy/1647244 |access-date=30 December 2020 |work=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref> The university started operation in August 2020<ref>{{cite news |last1=Upreti |first1=Gopesh |title=प्रो.नरेन्द्र सिंह भण्डारी ने सोबन सिंह जीना विश्वविद्यालय अल्मोड़ा के पहले कुलपति का कार्यभार किया ग्रहण तत्कालीन कुलपति प्रोफेसर सतपाल सिंह बिष्ट हैं। इस विश्वविद्यालय द्वारा KITM ग्रुप ऑफ इंस्टीट्यूशंस भी सफलतापूर्वक चलाया जा रहा है।|url=http://shaktialmora.com/prof-narendra-singh-bhandari-took-charge-as-the-first-vice-chancellor-of-soban-singh-jeena-university-almora/ |access-date=6 January 2021 |work=शक्ति न्यूज अल्मोड़ा {{!}} |date=14 August 2020}}</ref> when Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari, the founder [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the university, assumed his position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhandari to be first VC of Soban Singh Jeena varsity |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/bhandari-to-be-first-vc-of-soban-singh-jeena-varsity.html |access-date=4 December 2020 |work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref>


The University has three campuses affiliated to it :-
The university has four campuses affiliated to it :-
# Soban Singh Jeena Campus, Almora
# Soban Singh Jeena Campus, Almora
# Laxman Singh Mahar Campus, [[Pithoragarh]]
# Laxman Singh Mahar Campus, [[Pithoragarh]]
# Pt. Badri Dutt Pandey Campus, [[Bageshwar]]<ref>[https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/story-bageshwar-degree-college-got-campus-status-4819303.html]</ref>
# Pt. Badri Dutt Pandey Campus, [[Bageshwar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/bageshwar/story-bageshwar-degree-college-got-campus-status-4819303.html|title = बागेश्वर डिग्री कॉलेज को मिला कैंपस का दर्जा}}</ref>
Both the Pithoragarh and Bageshwar campuses were established in 2020 with the separation of SSJ University from Kumaun University.
# Champawat Campus, Champawat
 
Both the Pithoragarh and Bageshwar campuses were established in 2020 with the separation of SSJ University from Kumaun University and the Champawat campus was established in 2022.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://ssju.ac.in/ Official website]
* [https://ssju.ac.in/ Official website]
* [https://pgiedu.in/ College in Pithoragarh]


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Latest revision as of 10:53, 22 March 2026


Soban Singh Jeena University, Almora
Former names
SSJ Campus
TypeState University
Established2020; 6 years ago (2020)
ChancellorGovernor of Uttarakhand
Vice-ChancellorSatpal Singh Bisht
Location, ,
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitessju.ac.in

Soban Singh Jeena University (SSJ University) is a state university[1] situated at Almora, Uttarakhand, India. The university was established in 2020 under the Soban Singh Jeena University Act, 2019 (Uttrakhand Act No. 19 of 2020),[2] which was approved by the cabinet of Uttarakhand in October 2019.[3] The university started operation in August 2020[4] when Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari, the founder Vice-Chancellor of the university, assumed his position.[5]

The university has four campuses affiliated to it :-

  1. Soban Singh Jeena Campus, Almora
  2. Laxman Singh Mahar Campus, Pithoragarh
  3. Pt. Badri Dutt Pandey Campus, Bageshwar[6]
  4. Champawat Campus, Champawat

Both the Pithoragarh and Bageshwar campuses were established in 2020 with the separation of SSJ University from Kumaun University and the Champawat campus was established in 2022.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "University". ugc.ac.in. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. "State Universities: Rajbhawan, Uttarakhand, India". Rajbhawan Uttarahand Govt. of Uttarakhand. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Uttarakhand govt approves new water policy". Outlook India. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. Upreti, Gopesh (14 August 2020). "प्रो.नरेन्द्र सिंह भण्डारी ने सोबन सिंह जीना विश्वविद्यालय अल्मोड़ा के पहले कुलपति का कार्यभार किया ग्रहण तत्कालीन कुलपति प्रोफेसर सतपाल सिंह बिष्ट हैं। इस विश्वविद्यालय द्वारा KITM ग्रुप ऑफ इंस्टीट्यूशंस भी सफलतापूर्वक चलाया जा रहा है।". शक्ति न्यूज अल्मोड़ा |. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. "Bhandari to be first VC of Soban Singh Jeena varsity". The Pioneer. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. "बागेश्वर डिग्री कॉलेज को मिला कैंपस का दर्जा".

29°35′31″N 79°38′45″E / 29.5919406°N 79.6458561°E / 29.5919406; 79.6458561

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