Central University of Kashmir (formerly known as the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir) was established in March 2009 with the appointment and joining of Prof. Abdul Wahid Qureshi , a noted academician and the former Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir, as the First Vice Chancellor.
The administrative office setup at 101, Baghi-Hyder, Hyderpora in May 2009 started functioning with a skelton staff engaged on deputation/ contract basis
Milestones:
- Central University of Kashmir (formerly known as the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir) was established in March, 2009 with the appointment and joining of Prof. Abdul Wahid Qureshi , a noted academician and the former Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir, as the First Vice Chancellor.
- The administrative office setup at 101, Baghi-Hyder, Hyderpora in May, 2009 started functioning with a skelton staff engaged on deputation/ contract basis.
- Substantive appointments to various administrative posts including First Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Assisstant Registrar were made in June, 2010.
- Common Entrance Test for admission to MBA, M.Sc I.T & M.A.English programmes was conducted on 19 & 20 June at 30 centers across India in colloboration with 6 other Central Universities.
- Transit Campus of the University was setup at Sonwar in August, 2010.
- A boys hostel was set up at Sonwar to facilitate the students coming from different parts of the State/Country.
- Transport facility was put up in place to facilitate the communication of students to and from the University in February, 2011.
- The work related to the demarcation of the land for University Campus at Ganderbal and preparation of Contour maps was allotted to CPWD.
- Three more Masters programmes Economics, Mathematics, Convergent Journalism and one Integrated BALLB programme were offered from Academic Session 2011.
- An Academic block of the University along with a boys and a girls hostel was established at Magarmal Bagh.
- Substantive appointments to various teaching positions in Management Studies, English, Information Technology, Law, Convergent Journalism and Mathematics were made in February, 2012.
- Three more Masters programmes Urdu, Education and Tourism Management were launched for Academic Session 2012.