Under the University Grants Commission (Categorisation of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018, the UGC has granted Category-I Status to the University of Kashmir (UoK). According to an official communication issued by UGC Secretary Mr Shyama Rath under Demi-Official Letter No. 91-1/2024(SU-1)/142186, the decision was approved during the Commission’s 598th meeting held on 6/7/2026. This conferment is a landmark achievement in the University’s evolution as a centre of academic excellence and innovation, placing it among the country’s leading institutions of higher learning.

Category-I Status recognises the University’s outstanding performance in the NAAC Re-accreditation Cycle 2025, in which it achieved an A Grade with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.68—the highest in its history. The prerequisite under UGC norms is a score of 3.51 or above. With the highest fixed score of 4.00, the UGC categorises universities as follows: 3.51 and above as Category-I, 3.26–3.50 as Category-II, and those below as Category-III. This........

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