The government has established a central university viz. ‘Sindhu Central University’ (SCU) in the UT of Ladakh to ensure increase in accessibility and quality of higher education, and to facilitate and promote avenues of higher education and research for the intellectual development of the people.

In August 2021, a bill seeking to establish a central university was passed in the Lok Sabha covering the entire UT of Ladakh including Leh, Kargil, and beyond which were earlier left out of the jurisdiction of central universities in Jammu & Kashmir after the state was bifurcated into two Union Territories.Subsequently, the Central Universities Act, 2009 was further amended as ‘The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2021 and included establishment of ‘Sindhu Central University’ (SCU) having its territorial jurisdiction extending to the whole of the UT of Ladakh.

The University will conceptualize innovative programmes offering holistic & multi-disciplinary education and research-based master programmes. The University will also inculcate provisions of Online and Distance Learning (ODL) courses in line with NEP 2020 and UGC guidelines offering multi-entry/exit options and accumulation of the credits in the Academic Credit Bank.

The University will be a unique proposition amongst the Central Universities to meet the geographical needs and higher education demands in a new and emerging trends of education.

The university academic programmes will be mentored by IITs in achieving excellence, quality and relevance taking into the vision, mission & objectives.