Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) has come into existence by an Act of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly called the Jammu & Kashmir Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Act No. XVI of 2002. The motto of the university is “Iqra bismi Rabbik alladi Khalaq” which means, “Read in the name of God who has created all that exists”. It reflects the vision and idealism for which the university stands.
The university campus is located at the foothills of the great Himalayan Pir Panjal range in Rajouri, 154 Km from Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir state. Regular bus service, video-coaches and shared taxies meandering their way by the sparkling streams through the thick-pine forests make the 3½ hours journey between Jammu & Rajouri.
