Islamic University of Science & Technology

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Islamic University of Science & Technology
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MottoOh Lord! Advance Me In Knowledge
Type Government
Established2005
Chancellor Manoj Sinha
Vice-Chancellor Shakil Ahmad Romshoo
Students3300 - 3400
Location,
CampusRural plus Urban, Campus spreads on 205.05 acres of land .
Affiliations UGC, AICTE, AIMA, AIU
Website www.iust.ac.in

The Islamic University of Science & Technology is a state university located at Awantipora, 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. Islamic University of Science and Technology is recognised by the UGC and AICTE and is a member of AIU.

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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 25 km from the summer capital of the state, Srinagar. The chancellor of the university is the governor 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 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. Since the state of Jammu and Kashmir was turned into a Union territory post 5 August 2019, The lieutenant governor of The UT has assumed the role of chancellor of the university. Jammu and Kashmir administration has recently handed over 1350 kanals of land to the university in the vicinity of campus, where the university has planned to make solar park and biodiversity park and further more infrastructure projects in future. In 2021 the university got the international standard athletic track.

Schools of study

The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the following schools of study

School of Technology
There are six undergraduate and three post graduate courses offered under this school.
School of Business Studies
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School of Business Studies, IUST.
There is one post graduate and one undergraduate programme. At the undergraduate level it is Bachelors in Business Administration (B.B.A.) and at the post graduation level Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.).
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences: There are four departments offering four postgraduate courses under this school of study:
Department of Arabic Language and Literature offering MA Arabic Language and Literature
Department of Islamic Studies offering MA Islamic Studies
Department of English Language and Literature offering MA English Language and Literature. The department is also offering course in B.A(Hons.) English Language and Literature for the period of 3 years.
Department of Journalism offering Masters in Journalism & Mass Communication

Besides, the university has instituted three centres dedicated to social sciences. These centres are mandated to impart a core curriculum in humanities and offer degree programs and to promote advanced research.

Ibn-Khaldun Centre for Comparative Civilization
Centre for International Peace and Conflict Studies
Rinchen Shah Centre for West Himalayan Cultures
School of Sciences

The School of Sciences is the fourth, and the most recent, school of studies instituted at Islamic University. In keeping with the university's mandate for science and technology education, the school will facilitate the study of natural sciences and promote scientific research and innovation in all areas of natural sciences. The school houses the Department of Mathematics and Mantaqi Center for Science and Society. On the one hand, the school offers a mathematics program geared for today's competitive job market; on the other, it makes a distinctive contribution towards understanding scientific progress and its impact within a wider social, political and historical surrounding.

The school will, in the near future, incorporate degree programs in other natural science disciplines.

School of Technology

The undergraduate courses are

B. Tech Computer Science and Engineering
B. Tech Food Technology
B. Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering
B. Tech Electrical Engineering
B. Tech Civil Engineering
B. Tech Mechanical Engineering.

The post graduate programs offered are:

Masters in Computer Applications,
M.Sc. IT
M. Sc. Food Technology.
M.sc. physics
M.sc. chemistry

And also

Phd physics


Library

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Rumi Library IUST

Central library of IUST incepted its operations in 2005 at the academic block of the University and subsequently in 2010 from Skill and Enhancement Training (SET) building. It is now housed in octagonal shaped structure. It has been named as “Rumi Library”. Ground floor of it is housing mini conference cum meeting hall, space for cafeteria and other sections. It has about 50,000 books. It subscribes to about 65 Print journals/magazines and has access to over 12000 journals. In addition, Rumi Library subscribes to 14 leading national as well as local newspapers. It has a “Book Bank” facility for needy and meritorious students. It maintains “Career Corner” with 638 books for resource seekers. [1]

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References

  1. "Rumi Library". iust.ac.in. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.