Srinagar, Feb. 19 -- The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday informed the House that a total of 11 universities-nine public and two central-are presently functional in the Union Territory, with detailed figures of student enrolment and staff strength placed on record.

Replying to a starred question by MLA Dr. Rameshwar Singh, the Minister-in-Charge, Higher Education Department said that the higher education landscape in J&K comprises the University of Jammu, University of Kashmir, Cluster University Jammu, Cluster University Srinagar, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (Kakryal, Katra), Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (Rajouri), Islamic University of Science and Technology (Awantipora), SKUAST-Jammu, SKUAST-Kashmir, Central Univ...