SMVDU Katra - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra was set up in the year 1999 and has been granted statutory recognition through an act of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature. The campus of the SMVDU is spread across 470 acres of land at Trikuta Hills which is also known to be the abode of Maa Vaishno Devi. Thus, the establishment of SMVDU is also granted by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. SMVDU has been recognised by University Grants Commission under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act of 1956. 

The University offers undergraduate (B.Tech and B.Arch), postgraduate (M.Tech, MA, M.Sc and MBA), dual degree (integrated) and doctoral (Ph.D) courses in many domains. It has been 78th among all the engineering institutions in India and finds its place in the top 100 business schools in the nation as per the NIRF rankings of 2020 declared by MHRD, Government of India. Around 136 highly experienced assistant professors are employed to impart knowledge in various specialisations and students from more than 23 states are studying and living in the serene and safe campus. 

B.Tech program is offered in various specializations, such as Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Mechanical, Biotechnology, Energy Management, Architecture, Civil And Electrical. Students applying for admission in Science courses can opt for either Mathematics, Physics or Biotechnology discipline. The faculty of Management has two departments - (i) School of Business (ii) School of Economics. The Faculty of Humanities offers three courses: M.Sc in Economics, MA in Philosophy and PhD in Philosophy and Culture. SMVDU lays a pressing focus on hands-on learning, mandatory industrial interface, varied pedagogy and a transparent continuous evaluation system.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Location

SMVDU is located at the Sub-Post Office, Network Centre in Katra district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station is about 11 kms away from the main campus while Jammu Airport is around 50 kms away. The university is easily commutable via buses and taxis all throughout the year. The General Jammu Bus stand is located at a distance of 37 kms from the university campus and transits through NH-44 highway. The University has its own bus facility for students from the campus to Domel and back running at specific times throughout the week. Besides this, students, staff and faculty can board buses from the main campus to Jammu and back every Saturday.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Latest News and Updates

• Celebration of International Women’s Day 2021

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2021, a workshop on ‘Gender Equality: Theory & Praxis’ was organised by the School of Languages and Literature. A webinar on the topic "Gender Sensitisation and Prevention of Harassment" was conducted by Dr. Ritu Bakshi, Faculty at the Central University of Jammu.

• The constitution of Anti-Ragging Squads

7 anti-ragging squads for boys and girls hostels each have been set up by the University administration for the academic session 2020-21 to conduct patrolling and monitor areas at the campus and hostels. The duties for each group have been distributed across the week on different days, including Sundays.

• Campus placement drive by TA Digital and SBI Life Insurance

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, students at SMVDU have managed to grab placements at two companies-TA Digital and SBI Life Insurance which organised a rigorous campus placement drive at the university. 

• School of Mathematics gets selected For DST-FIST 2020 Grant 

The School of Mathematics will be receiving funds from DST-FIST, which is to give a boost to the infrastructural facilities for teaching and research in universities for high-end science and technology-related experimental work and theoretical work. 

• Dr. Dwivedi delivers a talk on Linguistics at Cluster University

Dr. Amitabh V. Dwivedi, a faculty at School of Languages and Literature was invited at Cluster University, Jammu to deliver a talk on "Fieldwork in Linguistics''. He also answered queries during the session and emphasised on interview methods of field linguistics.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University awards, recognitions, accreditations and collaborations

Accreditations-

• NBA

MOUs-

• Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University

• IIT, Jammu

• TES Global Ltd., London

• Institution for Innovation, Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship

• National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) 

• The institute of Public Enterprises (IPE) 

• University of Cambridge, UK & Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India 

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University 

• Centralized Counseling for M.Tech (CCMT)

• Direct Admission of students aboard (DASA)

• Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA)

• Department of WildLife Protection, J&K

• Semi Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Chandigarh

• Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University

• M/s FICE Education Private Ltd.

• Adobe System Software Ireland Ltd.

• Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. 

• Vaishnavi Bio-Tech Ltd.

• Prathista Industries Ltd.

• University of Jammu 

• Gujarat Forensic Sciences University

• SKUAST-J

• National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

• Government Medical College, Jammu

• Centre for Wind Energy Technology

• Kun Shan University

• Orel State Technical University, Russia

• IIIM-Jammu [CSIR Lab]

• Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany

• M/s Taylormade Solar Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Gujarat

• Thapar University Patiala

• IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial Project

• Laval University, Canada, SMVDU and Patishtha Industries

• M/s Dabur India Limited

• IIT Delhi

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Notable Alumni

The alumni of SMVDU have made their mark in different fields, including government services and reputed private companies. Some have also built a niche in miscellaneous jobs as per their interest and career orientation. The university also has a dedicated alumni networking system, and alumni meets are organised every year by it. 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Notable Alumni List

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University clubs, committees and societies

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University has a few cultural and technical clubs which organise their flagship events with great pomp and splendor. National-level cultural, technical and sports fests are conducted by these clubs.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Clubs

• Music Club: This club is for people having an inclination towards singing and playing musical instruments.

• Debate Club: This club is for debaters to hone their debating skills.

• Film & Photography Club: This club is for people interested in filmmaking, editing and photography.

• Book Club: This club is for people to hold discussions over books that they have read.

• Dance Club: It is for students interested in various dance forms and helps them participate in competitions. 

• Dramatics Club: This club organises and conducts plays and skits including street plays. 

• Literary Club: Students who are interested in organising and being a part of literary activities like extempore can become a part of this. 

• Fine Arts Club: This club is devoted to the promotion of fine arts including visual art and graphic designing.

• Quiz Club: This club is for motivating and encouraging students towards participating in quizzes.

• Adventure Club: This club is for members who are into adventurous activities and sports.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Facilities and Infrastructure

Catering Facility- Boys and girls hostels have an outsourced, centralised mess that is supervised by a committee. It also ensures hygienic and tasty meals to the students.

Transportation-The campus is well-connected through roadways, railways and airways. Airport and railway station are easily commutable. Local travelling has been made easy through mini-buses which are available round the clock. 

Guest house- The university guest house has 51 rooms and 4 suites with modern facilities like WiFi, AC, kitchen and a dining area.

Central Library- The central library is highly specialised and technical where latest books, online journals and other multidisciplinary academic resources can be freely availed in different languages. Students can also get books on loan.

Auditorium- Matrika Auditorium is a centrally air-conditioned auditorium having a seating capacity of 1000. It has lavish and up-to-date architecture and technical facilities and is safe against fire accidents.

Medical Aid Centre- Medical Aid Centre has doctors, nurses, medical assistants, laboratory assistants and other helpers to provide 24*7 medical services. The centre also has a laboratory, an OPD, a dental unit, ambulance, a physiotherapy unit, a gender-specific ward and a chemist.

Banking & ATM Facilities- Oriental Bank of Commerce and The Jammu and Kashmir Bank provide all the possible banking and ATM facilities to the students and staff. 

Shopping Complexes- Students can purchase essential commodities from general stores, sweet shops and snacks shops. The shopping complex also has a barber shop, a stationery shop and an Amul outlet.

Post-Office- SMVDU has a post-office that includes services such as money order, speed post, and registered post.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Courses

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University B. Tech/B.Arch admission process 2021

• Appear in JEE Mains and obtain a valid score.

• Based on JEE Mains score, candidates must register for JoSAA counselling.

• Candidates are shortlisted based on seats assigned by JoSAA, and the shortlisted candidates must participate in document verification and fees payment.

• Candidates who do not have JEE Mains score will have to appear for the SMVDU entrance exam.

• The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for online counselling conducted by the university.

• Candidates with a valid JEE score can appear for direct counselling to get admission.

• For B.Arch, candidates with a valid NATA score can apply for the direct counselling conducted by SMVDU.

• After the seat allocation, candidates need to participate in document verification and fees payment.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University MBA admission process 2021

• The candidates must apply and appear for the entrance test, such as CAT, MAT, CMAT or SMVDUEE.

• After obtaining a rank, the candidates have to take part in essay writing, GD, and PI, and the candidates will be shortlisted accordingly.

• The shortlisted candidates have to participate in document verification and fees payment.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University M.Sc/MA/5 Year Integrated Programme admission process 2021

• Candidates must apply and appear for the SMVDUEE, except for M.Sc. Biotechnology. For M.Sc. In biotechnology, candidates should have a valid score in GAT-B.

• Candidates with a valid JAM score are exempted from the entrance exam.

• Based on the score in SMVDUEE, candidates will be shortlisted.

• The shortlisted candidates have to participate in document verification and fees payment.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University M. Tech admissions process 2021

• The candidates must appear for GATE (1st preference) and SMVDUEE (2nd preference) conducted by the university.

• Candidates with a GATE score must participate in CCMT counselling, and those applying through SMVDUEE need to appear for the university level counselling process.

• Candidates will also be offered admission through SMVDUEE counselling on the basis of GATE score, and they have to qualify the interview.

• The shortlisted candidates have to take part in the document verification process and fees payment.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Ph. D admissions process 2021

• Candidates have to appear for the entrance exam and secure at least 50% marks.

• The shortlisted candidates (except those who have qualified UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/UGC-NET (including JRF)/SLET/teacher-fellowship holder/GATE/or have passed M.Phil programme) are exempted from the entrance exam. 

• Candidates who qualify for the entrance test will have to appear for a Viva or Interview.

• Candidates will be shortlisted based on the marks in the entrance test and performance in the interview.

• The shortlisted candidates have to participate in document verification in fees payment.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University scholarships

Scholarships at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University are offered to meritorious students pursuing different programmes. These are mainly provided by the university itself. There is a merit-cum-means scholarship, Shakti scholarship, special scholarship scheme and a research assistance is offered to Ph.D scholars. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University merit-cum means scholarship is only granted to the top 10% of the students in a batch. Students having the same CGPA will both get the scholarship. These are granted only for a semester so beneficiaries have to ensure that they maintain a good CGPA in the previous semester to qualify for the scholarship in the following semester. Scholarships will range from 10% to 100% waiver of tuition fee. Thus, beneficiaries will still have to incur other expenses including hostel fee, mess fee and admission fee. Recently, the university released fresh scholarship programmes for B. Tech, MBA and B. Arch offering 50% or 100% tuition fee waiver. For B. Tech and B. Arch, this shall be applicable till the 3rd, 4th or 5th semester while scholarship for MBA shall be upto 100% in first year and 50% in second year. The eligibility criteria for these is not much different from the regular scholarships offered by SMVDU.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University cutoffs

Cutoffs for various courses change depending upon the counselling undergone by the candidate and the examination he/she has qualified. As per trends, the highest cutoff for B. Tech courses have been in Computer Science and Engineering and the lowest has been in Mechanical Engineering. Students securing a decent rank can be expected to get admitted at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.

SMVDU Cut off 2020

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University placements

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University’s Training and Placement cell consisting of Chairman Placements, Faculty Coordinators, Vice Chairman Placements, Student Coordinators, and a T&P Officer monitors summer internship/training and on-campus placements for the graduating students. Apart from inviting companies, this cell also focuses on capacity building by actively interacting with every department (or school of study) to help students hone their soft skills not just confined to qualifying the stages of interview but also strengthening business communication, public speaking and other aspects of personality development. 

Some of the main recruiters are TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro Technologies, HCL, Capegemini, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co., ITC, , Bharti Airtel, Cipla Ltd., Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, L & T Infotech, ICICI Bank Ltd, Trident, SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd., Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Ltd., Kotak Securities and Nestle India.

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Placements 2019-20

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Placements - NIRF rankings 2019-2020

 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University top recruiters