Quick Facts
About College
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra was established in the year 1999 under an Act of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature. The campus spreads across 470 acres of land. The establishment of SMVDU is granted by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. SMVDU is recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2(f) & 12(B) of the UGC Act of 1956. The University offers undergraduate (B.Tech, B.Arch), postgraduate (M.Tech, M.Sc,MA,MBA), dual degree and doctoral (Ph.D) courses in various domains.
Location:
SMVDU is located at Sub-Post Office, Network Centre, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. Sh Mata V Devi Katra Railway Station is about 11 km away and Jammu Airport is around 50 km away from the University. Students can take a bus or a taxi to reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.
Accreditations and Collaborations:
Collaborations:
- Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University
- IIT, Jammu
- TES Global Ltd., London
- Indra Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA)
- Department of Wild Life Protection, J&K
- Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Chandigarh
- Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University
- Adobe System Software Ireland Ltd.
- Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
- Vaishnavi Bio-Tech Ltd.
- Prathista Industries Ltd.
- University of Jammu
- Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
- National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
- Government Medical College, Jammu
- Centre for Wind Energy Technology
- Kun Shan University
- Orel State Technical University, Russia
- Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- M/s Taylormade Solar Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Gujarat
- IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial Project
Courses Offered
| Careers360 | NIRF | |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking/Rating In | Rating | Rank |
| Universities | AAA | --- |
| Engineering | AAAA | 78th |
Exams and Cutoffs
Admission Process
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers admission to various undergraduate, postgraduate, dual degree and doctoral courses. Admission to B.Tech and B.Arch courses will be done on the basis of the marks scored in JEE Main Paper 1 and JEE Main Paper 2 respectively followed by a JoSAA/CSAB counselling. For M.Tech, aspirants have to appear for GATE exam while for M.Sc candidates have to qualify JAM examination. Admission to some other courses will be done through university entrance examination/merit in qualifying examination/written test. The detailed admission processes to all courses are given below:
Admission Process for Undergraduate Courses (B.Tech/B.Arch):
- For B.Tech, candidates should qualify Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main).
- Eligible candidates should register and fill an online application form for the counselling.
- Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for JOSAA/CSAB counselling process.
- Candidates who have not appeared for JEE Main exam will have to appear for an SMVDU Entrance Exam and shortlisted candidates should appear for an online counselling process conducted by the University.
- Based on the JEE Main rank, admission will be done through direct counselling conducted by the University.
- For B.Arch, candidates should quallify Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main Paper - 2).
- Eligible candidates should register and fill an online application form for the counselling.
- Shortlisted candidate will have to appear for JOSAA/CSAB counselling process.
- Candidates with valid NATA score/ JEE Main score, candidates can apply for direct counselling conducted by the University.
- Final admission will be done on the basis of performance in the counselling process and preference will be given to the candidates with valid JEE Main score.
Admission Process for Postgraduate Courses (M.Tech/M.Sc/MA/MBA):
- For M.Tech, eligible candidates should register and fill an online application form for the counselling.
- Shortlisted candidates have to appear for CCMT counselling process.
- Based on the valid GATE score, admission will be done through direct counselling conducted by the University.
- Candidates who have not appeared for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam will have to appear for an SMVDU Entrance Exam and shortlisted candidates should appear for an online counselling process conducted by the University.
- For M.Sc, candidates should qualify the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM).
- Eligible candidates should register and fill an online application form for the counselling.
- Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the counselling process for admission.
- Candidates who have not appeared for JAM exam will have to appear for SMVDU Entrance Exam (SMVDUEE) and shortlisted candidates will have to appear for an online counselling process conducted by the University.
- For MA, candidates should appear for SMVDU Entrance Exam (SMVDUEE) and shortlisted candidates will have to appear for an online counselling process conducted by the University.
- For MBA, candidates should qualify MAT/CMAT/CAT.
- Eligible candidates should register and fill an online application form for the counselling.
- Candidates having valid MAT/CMAT/CAT score should appear for the direct counselling process followed by an essay writing conducted by the University.
- Final admission will be based on the valid MAT/CMAT/CAT score and performance in essay writing.
- Candidates who have not appeared in MAT/CMAT/CAT Exam will have to appear for SMVDU Entrance Exam (SMVDUEE) and shortlisted candidates will have to appear for an online counselling process conducted by the University.
Admission Process for Dual Degree Course:
- Eligible candidates should register and fill an online application form.
- Candidates should appear for SMVDU Entrance Exam (SMVDUEE) and shortlisted candidates will have to appear for an online counselling process conducted by the University.
Admission Process for Doctoral Course (Ph.D):
- Admission to Ph.D will be done on the basis of the performance in written test followed by an interview.
- UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including
JRF)/SLET/GATE/teacher-fellowship/M.Phil qualified candidates are exempted from the written test and will have to appear for an interview only. - Preference will be given to GATE/NET qualified candidates.
Placements
Engineering and Architecture (B.E /B.Tech)
Engineering and Architecture (M.E /M.Tech.)
Engineering and Architecture (B.Arch)
Facilities
Various facilities and infrastructure are provided by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University for the students and faculty such as hostel, guest house,medical facility, indoor and outdoor sports, gym, labs, auditorium, transportation facilities along with banking facility, shopping complexes, catering facility etc.
- Hostel: Hostel facility is only available for boys with varied other facilities like dinning hall and mess facilities.
- Transportation: Transportation facility is available for the local students and faculty to travel between the city and the University.
- Medical facility: The College provides medical facility to the students and faculty. Doctor and a nurse are available for any emergency or first aid.
- Labs: Labs are available for every department so that students can have practical knowledge of the courses and can get proper training.
- Auditorium: SMVDU has a fully air conditioned and a well equipped auditorium for technical events, management events, etc.
- Library: The library of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University has a wi-fi connection and contains books, journals, magazines, etc.
- Gym: The University has a well equipped gym with all the necessary machine for the students so that students can maintain their physical fitness.
- Guest House: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University has guest house for the guests visiting the University for lectures, meetings or conferences, etc.
- Sports: Several indoor and outdoor games are available for the students. Sports event and tournaments are also organised where students can participate.
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Questions related to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra
Good morning sir/mam ..sir what is better in cse in upes , dehradun and electrical engineering in smvdu , katra ...
While UPES is a very good college that has very good placements, faculty and infrastructure SMVDU Katra is GFTI but because of its location it is not so good as UPES. Although if you want to pursue your B.Tech. from a government college or the high fees of UPES is an issue for you than you can go for SMVDU otherwise UPES will be the best choice. Hope this helps.
Answer laterSir I got a seat in ECE at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Jammu through their Jee main counseling.now I want to upgrade my seat to
I think your question is, you mean to say, you wanted to upgrade to the computer science branch.
there are 2 ways remaining to upgrade to CSE ,
1] CSAB ROUND - YOU will have to take part in this round and you might get the computer science branch
2] After 1st year , if you scored a good / best GPA in your college, and if and only if there is a vacant seat in CSE, you can apply your request to upgrade it.
the priority will be given to the person with a better GPA
WHAT IS GPA?
GPA is like percentile out of 10
YOU NEED TO GET A MIN OF 9/10 TO UPGRADE
Sir i get seat in 7th round in sri mata vaishno devi university should I join this university Or not? Ya wait for spot round. Ye thik hai?
Hello Himanshu,
Sri Mata Vaishno Devi University is a good and well known university.The average rating of this college is 7.5 out of 10.The university holds a good record for providing its B.Tech degree course. The placements in this college is very good and also packages are good here.The college is good enough to be joined but if you feel that you can get a better college than this than you should definitely wait for the spot round.Decision is yours.
The above information are based on the resources available about the college.
HOPE THIS MAY HELP YOU.
What is the placement of mata vaishno devi engineering colleges katra...
Hello Rishu kumar,
Sit Back and relax, it's going to be a long answer...
This is going to be a detailed answer covering all pros and cons.
Pros:
Location. It is damn pretty location if you wanna live with nature. Everyday is a new one. New colours, new scenes. just can’t explain this one. But its the only good thing here.
Labs are fine here. Not that good but not bad too. And yes, no Robotics Labs.
Beautiful Campus. Yes, it can be better, but still its beautiful than many of the colleges.
Cons:
There are actual Parents Teacher Meeting in the college where your parents are forced to attend it if if they have to travel 2 days.
If your class plans of having a mass leave, college administration people comes to Hostel to drag you to classes.
Terrorism. This place is having many Kashmiri Muslim boys who promote terrorism in their social media accounts. But this university hides all these kind of things and University will have to pay for it one day. These boys, openly claim that they are stone-pelters.
Hostel Staff & Wardens charge you with fine for the things you haven’t even done.
This University looks like an empty place in every weekend and fests as Jammu Janta is so obsessed with their home. No participation by their sides.
You can’t be absent from any class, as they directly send an SMS to your parent’s mobile just after the attendance.
Deans are the most biased ones, specially with girls. They are discriminated in everything.
Vice-Chancellor of the University is making it worse than before everyday. He just focuses on study, no fests, no chill, only marks. Yes, he is Dr. Viru Sahastrabuddhe kind of guy from 3 idiots.
Girls are not allowed to leave their hostels after 8 PM. Even if there is a medical emergency, warden asks to have written letter from HoD. When it comes from HoD’s home, after that you are allowed to leave that too in an ambulance only. Till then, keep suffering.
ERP System, the worst ever seen. There is a dashboard for us, which is not for us. It never works fine. Attendance is not shown proper. Marks are not uploaded. Classes are never updated. Its just for name...
Don’t expect any special event night here. Even if they propose, it gets cancelled as the funds are being eaten by Admin...
There are no good places in or around college to chill out with friends.
90% of faculty is not fit to teach, either by qualifications or by abilities.
Public transport is worse in this area. There are over-crowded mini buses, which are prone to accident in these hilly and curvy roads.
Judges of any competition are also biased. Don’t expect any kind of honesty from anyone here.
In summers, and during exams there is no light. Yes, power-cut. Solar cells, in the university are used to sell the electricity to different power plants and is not used in the University.
If you are a sports guy, this place is a hell for you. Hostels don’t issue you any kind of equipment. No one ever takes interest in sports if its not march or April. March and April is the time of Sarang, so called annual sports fest of the university. This is the only time, people take interest in sports.
Internet connection is worse for the first year students. First year boys are allotted Basohli Hostel. This hostel is having problem in every second room and here again, no one does anything to resolve the issue.
This place doesn’t even have a Canteen.
Girls can be just between 4:30PM to 6:30PM out of college. Else they call your parents.
There are no Student’s Clubs here just waste of time.., there is only Theatre Club and The Code Club, out of which Code Club is based and focused only on G-SoC & Open Source.
Library. This place is having one of the worst libraries of the country. You can’t issue any book after 5PM. You are not even allowed to go to that section of library after 9PM.
Water Supply is pathetic. Many times no water in taps. And drinking water isn’t purified, you have to drink the chlorine water directly coming from supply.
Closing rank for the college was not less than a joke this year, it went to lakhs. The person scoring negative marks in JEE Mains will be sitting with you on the same benches. This was for Electrical. For CSE, it went to 4.25 lakhs. These data are also available on the CSAB official website.
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For more information please visit this link:
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For more reviews on SMVDU katra please visit this link:
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https://www.careers360.com/university/shri-mata-vaishno-devi-university-katra/reviews
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Hope this helps...
Thank you and all the best..
What will b the civil cutoff in smvdu for general categories
Dear aspirant,
The cut off for civil engineering for the candidates of General category is 43619.
This rank will change year by year and round by round for different category candidates.
To know more about the college, infrastructure ,fees, placement etc use this link :
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.careers360.com/university/shri-mata-vaishno-devi-university-katra/amp&ved=2ahUKEwix3fq21trjAhVYU30KHXFlD_gQFjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw2N6nKFEK5SF_KDdPyeMXUG&cf=1
Hope this helps.
All the best.
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Approval of this College:
UGC - University Grants Commission
Accreditation is a process by which the quality of all the programme is examined and certified normally by an external body of academics in a college. It validates and certifies the academic processes practised within an institute are robust and relevant.
Accreditation of this College:
UGC 2(f)/12(b)
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