Soban Singh Jeena University

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]

Soban Singh Jeena University Almora

Former names	SSJ Campus
Type	State University
Established	2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Chancellor	Governor of Uttarakhand
Vice-Chancellor	Satpal Singh Bisht
Location	Almora , Uttarakhand , India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	ssju.ac.in

The university has three campuses affiliated to it :-

1. Soban Singh Jeena Campus, Almora
2. Laxman Singh Mahar Campus, Pithoragarh
3. Pt. Badri Dutt Pandey Campus, Bageshwar^[6]
4. 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.