University of Jammu was established by an Act of State Legislature which divided the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir University into the Universities of Jammu and Kashmir respectively in 1969. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. It is accredited as A+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The Governor of the Jammu and Kashmir State is the Chancellor and the Chief Minister is the Pro-Chancellor of the University.

Location of University of Jammu
The University is currently located on the banks of the Tawi River. The University is located in the City of Temples - Jammu Tawi. The main campus of Jammu University is located at Baha Saheb Ambedkar Road in Jammu.

Faculties of University of Jammu
The University of Jammu has 11 faculties and 36 academic departments which are as follows:

Faculty of Mathematical Science:

•Department of Mathematics
•Department of Statistics
•Department of Computer Science and Information and Technology

Faculty of Life Sciences:

•School of Biotechnology
•Department of Botany
•Department of Environmental Science
•Department of Zoology

Faculty of Sciences:

•Department of Chemistry
•Department of Geology
•Department of Geography
•Department of Home Science
•Department of Physics and Electronics
•Department of Remote Sensing and GIS

Faculty of Arts/Oriental Languages:

•Department of Buddhist Studies
•Department of Dogri
•Department of English
•Department of Hindi
•Department of Punjabi
•Department of Sanskrit
•Department of Urdu

Faculty of Education:

•Department of Education
•Department of Physical Education

Faculty of Business Studies:

•The Business School
•School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
•International Centre for Cross Cultural Research and Human Resource Management
•Department of Commerce

Faculty of Law:

•Department of Law
•The Law School

Faculty of Social Science:

•Department of Economics
•Department of History
•Department of Political Science
•Department of Library and Information Science
•Department of Psychology
•Department for Strategic and Regional Studies
•Department of Sociology
•Department of Life Long Learning

Other faculties are:

•Faculty of Medicine
•Faculty of Engineering
•Faculty of Music and Fine Arts

Facilities of University of Jammu
University of Jammu has two campuses - New Campus at Bahu Wali Rakh, with an area of about 118.70 acres and another small old campus at Canal Road, having an area of 10.5 acres. The new campus is well laid and is well earmarked for different activities. It has housing accommodation for all types of University employees. There is a central library, an auditorium, canteens, post office, a stall for photocopying, and other stationery items. The Dhanvantri Library, the Central Library of the University offers about 5 lakh books, journals, and 250 current periodicals, etc.

In the campus there is a bookshop, a bank and a post office. There are canteens for refreshment at suitable places. For guests there is a well-maintained Guest House within the campus. A sports complex and grounds for different games and activities constitute another important feature of the new campus. There is a botanical and a cactus garden in the campus.