Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

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Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University
बाबा ग़ुलाम शाह बादशाह यूनिवर्सिटी
Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University
Motto	"Read In The Name of Allah (subhan-o-taalah) Who Has Created All That Exists"
Established	2002
Type	Public
Chancellor	Chief Minister J&K State, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Vice-Chancellor	Irshad Ahmed Hamal
Dean	Mohammad Asgar
Location	Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Campus	Multiple rural campuses
Colours	green
Sports	multiple
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.bgsbuniversity.org

The Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University (Hindi: बाबा ग़ुलाम शाह बादशाह यूनिवर्सिटी) is a university in [[India] and has come into existence by the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Act No. XVI of 2002 of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The university is nurtured by the Jammu & Kashmir Wakf Council. The objective identified for the university in the Act is to impart quality education and undertake research in basic and job oriented fields. Accordingly, the university has launched postgraduate teaching programmes in Business Management, Financial Management, Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Arabic, Applied Mathematics and Biotechnology and Bioresourses; Bachelors programmes in Business Administration (BBA) and Computer Applications (BCA) and B-Tech in Electronics and Communications, Computer Sciences & Engineering, Civil Engineering, Information Technology & Telecommunication and Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering and Diploma Courses in Electronics & Communications, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical & Renewable Energy Engineering. The University is located at the slopes of Dhanidhar which is peripheral part of the majestic Pir Panjal mountain range. The unique geographical location, far from madding crowds of cities, offers ideal ambience for teaching and learning. The University campus is located 9 Kms away from Rajouri town (latitude 33° 23' N. longitude 74° 21' E.) at an altitude of 975.36 meters above the mean sea level. The climate of the place varies from subtropical to temperate. Frequent rains, occasional hailstorms and snowfall account for the moderate climate and serene atmosphere of the campus and its neighborhood. Spread over a fully fenced area of 8,012 kanals of undulating rocky slopes part of the University campus is covered by oak-pine forests. A sizeable part is being developed into a Biodiversity Park with the aim of creating a repository of the fauna and flora of the Pir Panjal mountain range. The physical landscape comprising hillocks of all shapes and sizes, outcrops of rocks, lush green slopes, profusion of native seasonal flowers and the commanding view of sunrise and sunset are features that add colour, beauty and serenity to the campus.

Academic divisions

College of Engineering and Technology

• School of Management Studies
• School of Mathematical Sciences and Engineering
• School of Islamic Studies
• School of Bio-Sciences and Bio-technology
• School of Healthcare and Pharmacy
• School of Material Sciences and Nano-technology

Vice Chancellors message

Change, is the essence of life. BGSB University, which started its maiden academic session in 2005, has grown by leaps and bounds in a short span of five years under the stewardship of its founder Vice Chancellor. Innovative growth, strategic planning, state-of-art infrastructure, heterogeneous cross cultural environment and world-class facilities are what have made this University a Centre of Excellence in higher education. In times to come, knowledge economy is going to govern all aspects of life. It shall be our endeavor to ensure that the University makes new strides in academics and achieves pinnacles of glory in the years to come. The College of Engineering & Technology which is a flagship College of the University has been strengthened. Slowly and gradually, we have overcome the constraints of infrastructure and human resource. Our priority shall be to ensure that the first batch of B. Tech. which shall pass-out this year gets suitable placements. We shall also be augmenting infrastructure and shall add more teaching programmes to the Centre for Biodiversity Studies, which has achieved national and international fame in a short span of time. We have now made the Mahatma Gandhi Chair for Environment & Ecology, fully funded by Ministry of Environment & Forests, GOI operational. Consequently, the local talent shall get opportunity to avail world class facilities and national exposure in the University Campus located at the foothills of the Pir-Panjal. Our first batch of students of Masters' programme of Information Technology have achieved 100% placement. This reflects the quality of product being produced by the young university. We have received overwhelming response from aspirants for the newly introduced BA (Hon's) Arabic programme. We shall be introducing short-term, part-time Certificate and Diploma programmes in Arabic and Computer skills, especially for women & for the local populace to make them employable . The University has pioneered in establishment of the first Centrally funded Polytechnic in the State in collaboration with State Government. This was a long cherished dream of the people of this region. It is indeed a moment of pride for us that out of the 18 Polytechnics sanctioned by the GoI for the State, the only one that will become operational this year is at BGSB University. We are also taking up projects with different agencies of State & Central governments for augmenting infrastructure and research facilities in the University. A new Hostel block has come up on the Campus this year and we shall make efforts to enhance residential facilities further both for students and staff. Our focus in the coming year shall be to consolidate all that has been established during the last few years. We look forward to taking a quantum jump to cover greater ground in academics. I must place on record the personal interest being taken by the Chancellor to develop this University as a Centre-par-excellence. We are thankful to him for his unstinted support and patronage. Prof. I. A. Hamal

External links

• Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University facebook
• Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University website