The University of Ladakh was established in 2019 and is the only trans-Himalayan Institute of higher learning and research. The University has its headquarters both in Leh and Kargil. The University has Campuses in both Leh and Kargil and has six-degree colleges as constituent colleges. The University is offering core and applied academic programs. The University also offers courses and research programs specific to Himalayan, trans -Himalayan and South and Central Asian regions not ordinarily available in other universities in the country. The University is catering the students passing out from various schools and colleges spread over more than fifty thousand square kilometres of the vast Ladakh region.