VICE CHANCELLOR
University is a place to nurture young minds for developing their intellectual as well as professional faculties, to cultivate discipline, to find the path of self-righteousness and to dedicate themselves for the service of the society. Besides providing the students and the faculty an atmosphere for the quest of knowledge, the universities are required to provide talented and trained manpower for the benefit of the country and the world at large. Modern life is based on technological developments and scientific innovations having unprecedented advances in the recent

years. To keep abreast of these fast developments, scientific and technical institutions, capable of imparting higher education are needed in all regions of the country. Such institutions are even more important for the region of Jammu and Kashmir, which has relatively much lesser number of technical institutions of higher standards. The establishment of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University at Kakryal, close to holy town of Katra, promises to fulfill the long felt needs of this region.
Established as a highly technical and fully residential university, SMVDU has adopted the most successful and proven education pattern of the IIT’s, to provide science and management based engineering education of highest quality in subjects of contemporary importance. Compulsory foundation courses have been introduced in basic sciences, mathematics and economics. Students are being exposed to lectures from eminent scholars on the Indian Philosophy, Culture and Spirituality to keep them aware of the rich Indian heritage. Yoga classes, on optional basis, are held regularly.
The University has Memorandum of Understanding with IIT Delhi, CSIR laboratory in Jammu and Foreign Universities. Faculty from these institutions lecture periodically at the University enabling the faculty and the students to broaden their vision. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University has four colleges, namely, College of Engineering, College of Management, College of Philosophy and Culture and College of Sciences, representing the basic four faculties. Each college can have several schools, which may keep expanding and diversify as per requirements.
We at SMVDU have embarked upon a mission to achieve excellence in education. I invite you to be a part of this mission in our quest for quality education in Engineering, Management, Science and Indian Philosophy and Culture.