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About Central University of Jammu

The Central University of Jammu came into existence on August 08, 2011, with the appointment of the first Vice-Chancellor. It was established by the Central Universities Act, 2009 (Act No.25 of 2009 read with the Central Universities Act, 2009).

The first academic session (2011-2012) commenced with three postgraduate courses in English, Economics, and Applied Mathematics at Temporary Academic Block-I (TAB-I) at Sidhra Bypass Road, Jammu. In the next academic session (2012-2013), five PG Courses were added: Computer Science, Educational Studies, Environmental Sciences, Human Resource Management, and Travel and Tourism Management in a Temporary Academic Block (TAB-II) at Sainik Colony Extension. Since the third session (2013-2014) all the departments are functioning from TAB at Sainik Colony. Four new postgraduate courses were introduced in the academic session (2014-2015): National Security Studies; Public Policy & Public Administration; Social Work and Mass Communication & New Media. The University also offers an Integrated M-Phil-Ph.D program in eight subjects.

The University carries out its administrative functions from its head office at Bagla, Rahya-Suchani, Distt. Samba.

The Central University of Jammu campus is under construction at Village Bagla, Raya Suchani in District Samba, which is at an approximate distance of 25 km from Jammu.

About the Dept of Physics & Astronomical Sciences

The Department of Physics and Astronomical Sciences, CU Jammu was established in the year 2016 by introducing a five-year Integrated Master in Science (Physics) program with a sanctioned strength of 30 students. A panel of national experts framed the initial structure of the Int. M.Sc. Program. The aim of the program was on the emphasis to strengthening core competence in Physics, while allowing the students to gain exposure to various other fields from sciences and humanities, thus giving meaning to the integrated Master's title of the program.

The PhD program in Physics was started in 2018. The research interests of the faculty members cover a broad range of topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Lasers and Photonics, Nuclear Theoretical Physics, Statistical Physics, and Material Science.