SOBAN SINGH JEENA UNIVERSITY

Soban Singh Jeena University (SSJ University) is a state university situated at Almora, Uttarakhand, India. It was established in 2020 under the Soban Singh Jeena University Act, 2019 (Uttarakhand Act No. 19 of 2020), which was approved by the cabinet of Uttarakhand in October 2019. The university commenced operations in August 2020 when Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari, its founder Vice-Chancellor, assumed his position. SSJ University has four campuses affiliated to it: Soban Singh Jeena Campus in Almora, Laxman Singh Mahar Campus in Pithoragarh, Pt. Badri Dutt Pandey Campus in Bageshwar, and Champawat Campus in Champawat. The Pithoragarh and Bageshwar campuses were established in 2020 as part of the separation of SSJ University from Kumaun University, while the Champawat campus was established later, in 2022. The university thus serves as an academic institution overseeing multiple campuses across the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, having been carved out from Kumaun University to provide localized higher education administration in Almora and surrounding districts.