Islamic University of Science & Technology

Infobox_University
name = Islamic University of Science & Technology


motto =
established = 2005
chancellor = Chief Minister of Kashmir
vice_chancellor= Mr. Siddiq Wahid
city = Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India
country = India
students = 1007+
type = Public
campus = Rural
affiliations = UGC, AICTE, AIMA [AIU]
website= [http://www.islamicuniversity.edu.in www.islamicuniversity.edu.in]

The Islamic University of Science & Technology is a public university located at Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The university has been set up as a centre for higher learning for the people of the Jammu and Kashmir State and its neighbouring regions. This university focuses on providing job-oriented courses in the field of technical areas such as science and engineering and thus through this the university aims to provide the right academic environment for both students and scholars. Islamic University of Science and Technology is recognised by the UGC and AICTE.

The Islamic University of Science and Technology was promulgated by an act of Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly in November 2005. Islamic University is located 30 km away from the summer capital of the state. The picturesque campus has the Himalayan mountain range to one side of it and Jehlum River to the other. The location of the university is one among the best campus locations in India.Fact|date=June 2008

The Chancellor of the university is the Chief Minister, ex officio, of the State, and its Board is the Board of Directors of the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakf Board. The Executive Council, chaired by the Vice Chancellor, is the executive authority of the university. The university has been set up as a centre for higher learning for the people of the Jammu and Kashmir State and its neighboring regions. The strong science and technology curriculum will be complemented by a School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The university focuses on career development and overall personality enhancement and tries to ensure education for leadership. The university has begun two centers in the Humanities; the Ibn Khaldun Center for Comparative Civilizations and the Rinchen Shah Centre for West Himalayan Cultures. Both will facilitate research for scholars and impart a core curriculum in the humanities.

chools

The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the following schools of study:; School of Technology : Under this school of technology there are three undergraduate programmers and one post graduate programme. These courses are B-Tech (Computers), B-Tech (Electronic and Communications), BSC (Food Technology) and Masters in Computer Applications (MCA).; School of Business Studies : There is one post graduate and one under graduate programme running under this school. At undergraduate level it is (B.B.A) Bachelors in Business Administration and at Post graduation level (M.B.A) Masters in Business administration.; School of Humanities and Social Sciences : There are three big departments and one centre running under the banner of school of humanities:;*Department of Arabic Language and Literature ;*Department of Islamic Studies ;*Department of English Language and literature ;*Ibn-Khaldun Centre for Comparative civilization; School of Islamic Studies; School of Health Science; School of Journalism; School of English and literature; School of Food technology

External links

* [http://www.islamicuniversity.edu.in Islamic University of Science & Technology]