The University has established the School of Arts and Social Sciences in the year 2005 to establish standards for educational programs offered under Arts and Social Sciences. The main objective of the School is to offer programs of study that influence the passion of human concerns for philosophical, social, political, economical, historical and public life and to play an important role in understanding the issues that deal with the society and gender. The School is currently having eight Departments and is the largest of all schools in the University and also offers programs at satellite campuses at Lucknow (U.P) and Srinagar (J & K).