It is a matter of great pleasure for me to be a part of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) family as its Vice Chancellor. I take this opportunity of welcoming students coming from all parts of the country, joining the University in undergraduate, postgraduate as well as doctoral programmes. Most of the students are here in quest of their knowledge and their teachers, seniors and peers , all form an extended family from whom they can look up for mentorship, guidance and support to move ahead in career as the worthy professionals in the study and disciplines they choose. The University has already achieved certain distinctions as a prominent seat of learning in the country and the left over milestones are expected to be achieved in due course. It her credentials, SMVDU has the footprints of many academic luminaries including top-notch national leaders that include Prime Ministers, Vice President and Presidents of the country during last fifteen or more years. The University has highly qualified and learned faculty in their respective fields of expertise. A large number of national and international conferences, seminars and workshops are organized by University throughout the year. Such events provide a variety of experiences to the students and inculcate skills such as leadership and team spirit which are of immense help in their practical life and professional careers. SMVDU faculty members have been able to publish good quality research outcomes in high impact factor journals of world repute. The unique feature of SMVDU is that every student enjoys equal opportunity to shape his or her career in the chosen discipline and the faculty members are ceaselessly engaged in mentoring them with contemporary knowledge inputs as the facilitators. The learning experiences in the campus pave a strong avenue for enhancement of overall development of the learners. Moreover, SMVDU campus is ICT enabled and it provides e-learning and e-connect environment, along with class coordination system as well as virtual class delivery mechanism. The University is situated in a serene environment under the lotus of feet of Mata Bhagavati popularly known as Mata Vaishno Devi. The serenity along with structure of curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities are meant for shaping the physical, mental and intellectual growth and development of the students and it is our best efforts and endeavor to produce noble citizens of the country by providing value based education in true spirit. We not only teach the subjects to meet the contemporary needs of the nation but also we prepare them as the catalyst for bringing about positive change towards a direction that could develop overall sustainability for better future. The University has already emerged as one of the leading seats of learning by putting her sustained efforts to create brand equity and offer academic leadership by way of differentiations in all her intellectual pursuits. SMVDU is continuously marching ahead of her mission through a goal of blending contemporary knowledge as a strategic resource with values and ethics in meaningful and significant spirit in order to groom high caliber thought-leaders, morally upright and physically sound citizenry inspired with proactive approach to meet the unforeseen future challenges of the society. The fundamental objective the University is to serve the mankind and uplift the cause of humanity at large. The University is on the path of expanding knowledge horizon not only in pan India but across the globe too.

I, wish and assure all of you, on behalf of SMVDU family that we shall help all the future thought leaders pursue objectives of their lives under the distinct and varied social, economic and cultural environments and make the University family proud of your distinguished attainments.

CMA. Prof. (Dr.) D. Mukhopadhyay

The Academic Council is the academic body of the University and is responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination within the university.

The members of the Academic Council are:

• Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (Chairman).
• Prof. Sunil Pandey, Member Expert, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi).
• Prof. Rajesh Srivastava, Member Expert, Head, Department of Physics (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee).
• Prof. K.K.Biswas, Member Expert, Emeritus Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering(Indian Institute of Technology Delhi).
• Prof. P.K.Jain, Member Expert, Emeritus Professor, Department of Management Studies (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi).
• Dr. V.K.Jain, Member Expert, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi).
• Prof. S.Dharmaraja, Member Expert, Professor, Head, Department of Mathematics (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi).
• Shri Lokesh Saxena, Member Expert, Managing Director, DISA India Ltd.
• All Deans of Faculty, SMVDU
• Dean of Students Welfare
• Dean (Academic Affairs), SMVDU
• Director Quality Assurance, SMVDU
• Librarian, SMVDU
• CEO-SMVDU-TBIC
• All Heads/ I/c Heads of School, SMVDU
• Registrar, SMVDU- Secretary

The Executive Council is the executive body of the University and is in charge of the general management and administration of the University.

The Executive Council of the university, as defined in the Act, currently consists of the following & members who are drawn from various fields linked to higher technical education.

• Sh. Satya Pal Malik, Hon’ble Governor, J&K and Chancellor, SMVDU
• Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, SMVDU
• Prof. Manoj Dhar, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu
• Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir
• Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, National Research Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad
• Prof. K. L. Chopra, Former Director, IIT Kharagpur & Padma Bhushan Awardee
• Sh. R.P. Agrawal, Former Secretary MHRD, Government of India
• Sh. Umang Narula, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Governor, J&K - Permanent Invitee (Ex-officio)
• Sh. Simrandeep Singh, I.A.S., Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board - Permanent Invitee (Ex-officio)
• Prof. D.Mukhopadhyay, Dean, Faculty of Management, SMVDU
• Dr. Yugal Khajuria, I/c Dean of Students Welfare, SMVDU
• Prof. Kamaiah Bandi, Head, School of Economics, SMVDU
• Prof. V. K. Bhat, Registrar, SMVDU - Secretary

The members of the Finance Committee are.

• Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. (Chairman)
• Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Katra.
• Director General Budget, Finance Department, Govt. of J&K.
• Additional Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Katra.
• Chief Accounts Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Katra.
• Finance Officer/Deputy Finance Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (Secretary)