Soban Singh Jeena University
State university in Uttarakhand, India
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Soban Singh Jeena University (SSJ University) is a state university[1] situated at Almora, Uttarakhand, India. The university was established in 2020 under the Soban Singh Jeena University Act, 2019 (Uttrakhand Act No. 19 of 2020),[2] which was approved by the cabinet of Uttarakhand in October 2019.[3] The university started operation in August 2020[4] when Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari, the founder Vice-Chancellor of the university, assumed his position.[5]
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Former name | SSJ Campus |
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| Type | State University |
| Established | 2020 |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Chancellor | Governor of Uttarakhand |
| Vice-Chancellor | Satpal Singh Bisht |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | |
| Website | ssju |
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The university has four campuses affiliated to it :-
- Soban Singh Jeena Campus, Almora
- Laxman Singh Mahar Campus, Pithoragarh
- Pt. Badri Dutt Pandey Campus, Bageshwar[6]
- Champawat Campus, Champawat
Both the Pithoragarh and Bageshwar campuses were established in 2020 with the separation of SSJ University from Kumaun University and the Champawat campus was established in 2022.
