The University of Jammu, accredited as 'A+' grade University by National Assessment & Accreditation Council of India, came into existence in 1969 vide Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act 1969 following bifurcation of the erstwhile University of Jammu and Kashmir (established in 1948).
It has also been granted autonomy by the University Grants Commission for maintaining high academic standards and in terms of the graded autonomy, the University of Jammu has been recognized category-I university.
Apart from its main new campus at Bahu Wali Rakh, old campus and Poonch House in Jammu, the University has eleven other campuses, out of which seven campuses located at Bhaderwah, Kathua, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramnagar, Reasi and Udhampur are functional.
The Directorate of Distance Education is situated in the main campus of the University and has an enrolment of about 12000 distance learners in postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.
