Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1954 to 2019. The capital of Jammu and Kashmir is Jammu (Winter) and Srinagar (Summer). The most widely spoken language is Kashmiri, the mother tongue of 53% of the population according to the 2011 census. The state of Jammu and Kashmir consisted of three divisions, i.e, the Jammu Division, the Kashmir Division and Ladakh which are further divided into 22 districts.
In the Census of India held in 1961, the first to be conducted after the formation of the state, Islam was practiced by 68.31% of the population, while 28.45% followed Hinduism. According to the 2011 census, the last to be conducted in the state, Islam was practiced by about 68.3% of the state population, while 28.4% followed Hinduism and small minorities followed Sikhism (1.9%), Buddhism(0.9%) and Christianity (0.3%).
List of Universities in Jammu and Kashmir
Check the table for the list of Universities in Jammu and Kashmir.
| University | Established | Location | Type |
| Cluster University of Jammu | 2016 | Jammu | |
| Cluster University of Srinagar | 2016 | Srinagar | |
| Jammu University | 1969 | Jammu Tawi | |
| Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University | 1999 | Katra | |
| Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University | 2002 | Rajouri | |
| Kashmir University | 1948 | Srinagar |
