The University of Jammu came into existence in 1969 following the Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act 1969 following the split of University of Jammu and Kashmir.
The University of Jammu, accredited as
Four Star University by National Assessment & Accreditation Council of India The University stands for spiritual and material elements in life, desire for knowledge under the backdrop of holy peaks of Trikuta Hills.
Directorate of Distance Education
The Directorate of Distance Education of Jammu University is the first one to introduce correspondence/distance education system in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The university helps students and people to pursue their higher education by the mode of distance learning.
The Directorate is sometimes termed as mini University and is administered by the University of Jammu.