Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

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Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University
بابا غلام شاہ بادشاہ یونیورسٹی
File:Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University (logo).png
Latin: Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah Universitas
Other name
BGSBU
Motto
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Motto in English
Read in the name of thy Lord who created
TypePublic
Established2002
ChancellorManoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Vice-ChancellorAkbar Masood
Students250000
Location,
India

33°23′52″N 74°20′50″E / 33.3978°N 74.3472°E / 33.3978; 74.3472Coordinates: 33°23′52″N 74°20′50″E / 33.3978°N 74.3472°E / 33.3978; 74.3472
CampusMultiple rural campuses
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AIU, AICTE, DST, DBT, INC
Websitewww.bgsbu.ac.in
BGSB university view from Block C boys hostel

Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University is a State university in India which came into existence by the Act of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2002. The university is named after saint Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah. The university campus is located at the foothills of the great Himalayan Pir Panjal range in Rajouri, 154 km (96 mi) from Jammu, the Winter capital & 180 km (110 mi) from Srinagar, the Summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir union territory.[1] It focuses on undergraduate engineering courses, a diverse postgraduate courses and research in fields such as management, environment, biodiversity, bio-technology, computer sciences, information technology, and applied mathematics. Akbar Masood was appointed as Vice Chancellor on 13 February 2021.

Presently,[when?] the university is running 62 courses and in a short span, it has achieved many milestones to its credit and, amongst them, most importantly, is inculcating the culture of research in nationally and globally relevant thrust areas and cutting-edge technologies. Extensive organization and participation in the national and international seminars and workshops, series of social outreach programmes, initiation of consultancy services, acquiring substantial extramural research grants from R & D agencies including prestigious World Bank TEQIP III grant has been the hallmark of success in the recent times. Recently, NAAC accreditation, despite serious inherent limitations, has opened up new vistas for more developmental projects.

Schools of Studies[edit]

The university offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the following schools of study

  • School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
  • School of Material Sciences & Nanotechnology
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Management Studies
  • School of Biosciences & Biotechnology
  • School of Education
  • School of Nursing & Biomedical Sciences
  • School of Islamic Studies & Languages
  • School of Social Sciences

References[edit]

  1. "WELCOME || BGSB UNIVERSITY". www.bgsbu.ac.in. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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