The Department of Lifelong Learning (DLL), earlier known as Centre for Adult, Continuing Education & Extension (CACE&E), was set up in the University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India, as the Centre for Continuing Education in 1977 and the Centre for Adult Education in 1978 and as a National policy requirement, was merged under one umbrella in 1981. In the past 39 years of its existence, DLL has
focused upon institutional and field level programs with an objective to create a variety of learning and training opportunities besides promoting skills enhancement for various groups of learners. The guidelines of the University grants commission for lifelong learning and extension were implemented by our university with specific focus on provincial uniqueness, ethos and local needs. In this journey of almost four decades, the DLL has created a visibly credible place for itself at the National level. scheme of Population Education was given only to twelve Universities in the Country in the year 1988 and Jammu University was among one of them. In the Xth Plan also, a few Universities were selected for provision of grant for E-learning Centre and student placements. Jammu University was one among them. The DLL has started a full time two years Masters degree programme in Rural Development (M.A.R.D.) since 2013 for which the admissions are done centrally under Jammu University Entrance Test (JUET). There has been an overwhelming response to the master’s programmes.
