Soban Singh Jeena University (SSJ University) is a state university[1] situated at Almora, Uttarakhand, India. The university was established in 2020 under the Soban Singh Jeena University Act, 2019 (Uttrakhand Act No. 19 of 2020),[2] which was approved by the cabinet of Uttarakhand in October 2019.[3] The university started operation in August 2020[4] when Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari, the founder Vice-Chancellor of the university, assumed his position.[5]
Former names | SSJ Campus |
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Type | State University |
Established | 2020 |
Chancellor | Governor of Uttarakhand |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Satpal Singh Bisht |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | UGC |
Website | ssju |
The university has three campuses affiliated to it :-
- Soban Singh Jeena Campus, Almora
- Laxman Singh Mahar Campus, Pithoragarh
- Pt. Badri Dutt Pandey Campus, Bageshwar[6]
Both the Pithoragarh and Bageshwar campuses were established in 2020 with the separation of SSJ University from Kumaun University.
References
edit- ^ "University". ugc.ac.in. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "State Universities: Rajbhawan, Uttarakhand, India". Rajbhawan Uttarahand Govt. of Uttarakhand. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Uttarakhand govt approves new water policy". Outlook India. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Upreti, Gopesh (14 August 2020). "प्रो.नरेन्द्र सिंह भण्डारी ने सोबन सिंह जीना विश्वविद्यालय अल्मोड़ा के पहले कुलपति का कार्यभार किया ग्रहण तत्कालीन कुलपति प्रोफेसर सतपाल सिंह बिष्ट हैं। इस विश्वविद्यालय द्वारा KITM ग्रुप ऑफ इंस्टीट्यूशंस भी सफलतापूर्वक चलाया जा रहा है।". शक्ति न्यूज अल्मोड़ा |. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Bhandari to be first VC of Soban Singh Jeena varsity". The Pioneer. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "बागेश्वर डिग्री कॉलेज को मिला कैंपस का दर्जा".
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