University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
ژآٹٔھلِ آزاد جۄٚم تہٕ کشیٖر
Other name
UAJK
MottoEnter to learn, leave to serve!
TypePublic
Established1980
Academic staff
800 to 850
Administrative staff
650 to 700
Students15,000 to 16,000
Undergraduates9,000 to 10,000
Postgraduates5,000 to 6,000
Location
Muzaffarabad
,
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban and rural
LanguageEnglish and Urdu
ColoursBlue and white
AffiliationsPakistan Engineering Council
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bar Council
National Computing Education Accreditation Council
MascotAJKUian
Websitewww.ajku.edu.pk

The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir ( Koshur:ژاٹھَلِ آزاد جۄٚم تہٕ کشیٖر) is located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.[1][2]

Recognized university

The university was established in 1980, and is currently ranked at No.16 in Higher Education Commission of Pakistan ranking of general category of universities in Pakistan.[1][2]

Basic Information, Faculties and Departments

It is a multi discipline and multi campus university. The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the biggest educational institution in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It consists of four faculties i.e., faculty of sciences, faculty of arts, faculty of health sciences and faculty of engineering. [3]

Faculty of Sciences

  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Computer Sciences and Information technology[2]
  • Department of Biotechnology
  • Kashmir Institute of Geology
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Chemistry

Faculty of Arts

  • Department of Islamic Studies
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Management Sciences
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Sociology and Rural Development[2]
  • Department of Urdu Language
  • Institute of Kashmir Studies
  • Institute of Languages
  • Kashmir Institute of Economics

Faculty of Engineering

  • Department of Electrical Engineering[2]
  • Department of Software Engineering

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

  • Department of Public Health Sciences
  • Department of Allied Health Sciences

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Recognized Universities". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e University Overview of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir University Ranking (uniRank) (Australia) website, Retrieved 21 June 2022
  3. ^ "University Rankings List". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2022.


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