SHER-E-KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KASHMIR
SHER-E-KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KASHMIR Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) was founded in 1982 by an Act passed by the State Legislature of Jammu and Kashmir. The emblem of the university has a structure of a DNA housing a sheep, pine tree, an apple and heads of cereals placed in the background of mountains, rivers, grass and rising sun. This is topped by its motto ‘भावयविभोर्वै भवम्’ in Sanskrit and Kashmiri, which means ‘Feel the Power of the Lord’. All these are ensconced in a circular border, the top portion of which is treated like a gear wheel and the border bears the name of the university. Below the circular emblem on a red border its name is written in Kashmiri and ‘Estd’ and ‘1982’ are written on the ends. The motifs are representing the domain of knowledge the university deals with and the background is the geography of the locale of the university. The rising sun symbolise