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<div>{{Short description|University in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University<br />
| native_name = بابا غلام شاہ بادشاہ یونیورسٹی<br />
| image = Baba Ghulam Shah Badhshah University (logo).png<br />
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| latin_name = Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah Universitas<br />
| motto = ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ<br />
| motto_lang = [[Arabic]]<br />
| mottoeng = Read in the name of thy Lord who created<br />
| established = 2002<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| chancellor = [[Manoj Sinha]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = [[Akbar Masood]]<br />
| faculty = <br />
| students = 250000<br />
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| city = [[Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|33.3978|N|74.3472|E|format=dms|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| campus = Multiple [[Rural areas|rural]] campuses<br />
| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] Grade B<br />
| other_name = BGSBU<br />
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|DST]], [[Department of Biotechnology|DBT]], [[Indian Nursing Council|INC]]<br />
| website = {{url|https://www.bgsbu.ac.in}}<br />
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[[File:BGSB university view from Block C boys hostel.jpg|BGSB university view from Block C boys hostel|thumb|right]]<br />
'''Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University''' is a State university in India which came into existence by the Act of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] Legislative Assembly in 2002. The university is named after saint Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah. The university campus is located at the foothills of the great Himalayan Pir Panjal range in Rajouri, {{cvt|154|km}} from Jammu, the Winter capital & {{cvt|180|km}} from Srinagar, the Summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir union territory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WELCOME {{!}}{{!}} BGSB UNIVERSITY|url=https://www.bgsbu.ac.in/aboutus.aspx|access-date=2021-01-12|website=www.bgsbu.ac.in}}</ref> It focuses on undergraduate engineering courses, a diverse postgraduate courses and research in fields such as management, environment, biodiversity, bio-technology, computer sciences, information technology, and applied mathematics. [[Akbar Masood]] was appointed as Vice Chancellor on 13 February 2021.<br />
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Presently,{{when|date=May 2022}} the university is running 62 courses and in a short span, it has achieved many milestones to its credit and, amongst them, most importantly, is inculcating the culture of research in nationally and globally relevant thrust areas and cutting-edge technologies. Extensive organization and participation in the national and international seminars and workshops, series of social outreach programmes, initiation of consultancy services, acquiring substantial extramural research grants from R & D agencies including prestigious World Bank TEQIP III grant has been the hallmark of success in the recent times. Recently, NAAC accreditation, despite serious inherent limitations, has opened up new vistas for more developmental projects.<br />
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==Schools of Studies==<br />
The university offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the following schools of study<br />
*School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences<br />
*School of Material Sciences & Nanotechnology<br />
*School of Engineering & Technology<br />
*School of Management Studies<br />
*School of Biosciences & Biotechnology<br />
*School of Education <br />
*School of Nursing & Biomedical Sciences <br />
*School of Islamic Studies & Languages<br />
*School of Social Sciences<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website}}<br />
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[[Category:Universities in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2002]]<br />
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