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Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University is a technical university, located c. 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) outside Rajouri city in the Jammu division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a state university that is regulated by the University Grants Commission, and a member of the Association of Indian Universities. The vice-chancellor, Jawaid Iqbal, was appointed in November 2024.

History

Legislation to establish the university was passed in 2002 by the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, and the university was in full operation by 2005, led by the founding vice-chancellor Masud Choudhary. It is named for the Pir Panjal sufi Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah, whose shrine is located in Shahadra Sharief, a village close by in Rajouri district. The shrine made a one-off donation of 330,000,000 rupees to help fund the construction and establishment of the university, and, as of 2012, donates 20,000,000 rupees per year in ongoing funding.

In 2020, the university received a band A ranking in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) exercise carried out by India's Ministry of Education. In 2021, it was ranked 35th in the India Today-MDRA Best Universities Survey in the government university category.

Students, staff and courses

In the 2022-23 academic year, the university had 2,294 students, 155 teaching staff, and 254 sanctioned posts.

According to the university's website, it offers courses in computer science, information technology, mathematics, engineering, bioscience, nursing, business management, social sciences, education, tourism, and languages including Arabic. In addition to a number of diplomas, the university awards B.A., M.A., B.Sc., M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., BBA, MBA, B.Tech., B.Voc, and M.Phil. degrees. The university also accepts Ph.D. students, and awarded 25 Ph.D. degrees in 2022-23.

References

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5. ^ "About The University". www.bgsbu.ac.in. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
6. Chandran, D. Suba (2006). "Rajouri: Seeds of a Silent Revolution". Economic and Political Weekly. 41 (27/28): 2979–2980. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4418429. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
7. Chauhan, Abha (26 June 2021). Understanding Culture and Society in India: A Study of Sufis, Saints and Deities in Jammu Region. Springer Nature. p. 54. ISBN 978-981-16-1598-6.
8. "The Shrine Contribution". Kashmir Life. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
9. "BGSBU shines in Atal ranking-2020". Greater Kashmir. 20 August 2020.
10. "e-Release of ARIIA 2020" (PDF). All India Council for Technical Education. Ministry of Education. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
11. "GBSBU ranked 35th best Govt University under MDRA ranking 2021". Greater Kashmir. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
12. "Annual Quality Assurance Report of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University | Yearly status report - 2022-2023" (PDF). bgsbu.ac.in. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. 9 May 2024. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
13. "University Results". www.bgsbu.ac.in. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University.
14. "Annual Quality Assurance Report of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University | Yearly status report - 2022-2023" (PDF). bgsbu.ac.in. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. 9 May 2024. p. 31. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External links

• Official website

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