The humble journey began in 2018.

On discovering a massive wedge between the quality of higher education being delivered in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (India) and the skills required by the industry, Y.S. Makhdoomi Memorial Educational Trust was registered on 18th March 2018 to bridge the gap. The chairman decided to forsake his international career, return home and come up with an unprecedented endeavor in the history of Jammu and Kashmir ' s education -- an international standard university in Kashmir.

For long, our J&K students have had to either settle for sub-standard higher education at home or leave their homes to study in different states of India, or abroad. Apart from the separation from family, the maintenance costs more than the tuition fee at times. Notwithstanding these reasons, why shouldn't J&K have its own centres of excellence? This is an initiative to set up a university in Kashmir that would meet international standards of education and compete with some of the best in the world and thus bring high-quality education to the doorsteps of the people of Jammu & Kashmir. This noble endeavour would nurture a whole new generation of intellectuals who would contribute to the greater good of the society.