Centrally air-conditioned state of the art auditorium of the University “Matrika” is a state-of-art architecture marvel. The foundation of the auditorium was laid on February 6, 2006 which is the finest in the state and country, in barely three years of the existence as a University. It has a seating capacity of 1000 persons, 700 at the ground floor and 300 at the balcony level. It has fully equipped seminar halls and conference halls.

The centre portion of the roof of this auditorium is a pyramid has been sliced along the horizontal plane & lifted up. This auditorium has been provided a state-of-art stage with the latest and highly adjustable lights and sound system. It has the most modern Audio and video projection systems. It is designed with the latest technology against seismic forces and has been equipped with the latest heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. It also has smoke detectors, fire alarm systems and automatic sprinkler system, for early detection of fire.

Matrika auditorium of the university was inaugurated on 8 March, 2008 by Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S. K. Sinha, former Chancellor of SMVDU. Inaugurating the state of the art Auditorium "Matrika" in the campus Lt. Gen. said that, “impossible has been made possible by the dedicated effort of Vice Chancellor and his team”. Describing Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University as a flag ship of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Lt. Gen. Sinha said that apart from hard work and dedication of all, the blessings of the Mata have been always there to achieve achievement after achievement. Speaking on the occasion Vice Chancellor, described the Auditorium as one of the best and said hardly any University possesses such a facility within short span of three years of its inception.

The inaugural session was marked by a high profile musical extravaganza organized by J&K academy of art culture & languages in collaboration with Govt. Women's College Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.

Banking & ATM Facilities

The J&K Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce have a branch each on the campus which caters to the students, staff, and faculty members of the university.  The J&K bank has the facility of an ATM.  Facility of electronic transfer of funds exists with these banks.  Each student of the University is required to have a Bank Account with any one of these banks which is utilized for the students personal finance as well as any refunds from the university.

Post-Office

The postal department has opened a post-office for the use of the residents of the university in the campus itself.  The post-office has all standard facilities including Money order, Speed Post, Registered Post etc.  The postal address of the campus is :

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Sub Post Office, SMVD University, Katra 182 320
J&K, INDIA

Good Health care facilities are mandatory for any residential University and for this; the University has appointed a full time Lady Doctor & a Medical Officer along with one Female Nurse, one pharmacist, one Male Nursing staff, one Lab. Technician and one nursing orderly.The Medical Aid Center works round the clock and caters to the routine cases and has most of the basic laboratory facilities for biochemical and hematology tests. The center is also equipped with highly sophisticated investigative instruments, like Ray to Semi Auto-Analyzer and BPL E.C.G. machine with Cardiac Parameter Calculations etc. Medical Aid Centre has separate male and female wards.An Ambulance Service with emergency facilities is also available to take critical patients for emergency treatment to Batra Hospital or Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu.The Centre has also initiated an Immunization Program under Border Cluster Scheme of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Independent Premises for Medical Aid Centre with better facilities is in place with future expansion in medical services in several speciality areas.

Health Care Facilities

Good Health care facilities are mandatory for any residential University and for this; the University has appointed a full time Lady Doctor & a Medical Officer along with one Female Nurse, one pharmacist, one Male Nursing staff, one Lab.  Technician and one nursing orderly. The Medical Aid Center works round the clock and caters to the routine cases and has most of the basic laboratory facilities for biochemical and hematology tests. The center is also equipped with highly sophisticated investigative instruments, like Raylo Semi Auto-Analyzer and BPL E.C.G. machine with Cardiac Parameter Calculations etc.  An Ambulance Service with emergency facilities is also available to take critical patients for emergency treatment to Bart Hospital or Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. The Centre has also initiated an Immunization Program under Border Cluster Scheme of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Independent Premises for Medical Aid Centre with better facilities is in place.

Catering Facility

The catering services for the students, faculty and staff have been outsourced and are being rendered by contractors in the boy's and girl's hostels thereby reducing the management related issues for the university. More establishments are expected to be made operational in the near future.  Each hostel has its own Mess facility and this is monitored by a committee consisting of the Hostel Warden, Hostel Caretaker & nominated students from the hostel.  Thus the students have an effective role to play in ensuring that good quality food, tasty and hygenic is available to slla students.  The Committee has the mandate to change the Menu as well as impose fine on the caterer in case of any discrepency.

The department of Sports has already started activities of  games and sports from the session 2004  - 2005, and many matches have been organized in the campus during the previous  session. The department of Sports has decided to promote competitive games and  sports in the University on the State and National Level by organizing the  sports programmes, sports seminars and by developing the sports infrastructure  in the campus. In order to raise the standards of performance of the University  sports at the state and national level competitions, the process of result  oriented planning and nurturing of the talent on scientific principles of  modern training methodology, this department will chose the best number of  players among students of various courses on the basis of their performance in  the different activities (games and sports). The selection will be made by  giving chance to students of the university to prove their worth in the various  sports activities.

The University promotes student participation in various  outdoor and indoor games. Students are encouraged to participate in games and  sports activities, which include cricket, football, table tennis, lawn tennis,  volleyball, badminton, weightlifting, multi-gym, basketball. There are plans to  expand the number of games and activities to include hiking and mountaineering,  hockey, swimming and water polo athletics (men and women). Participation of  students in these activities equips them to sharpen their competitive skills  and develop team spirit. In charge Sports is assisted by well qualified  physical training instructors to help the students in developing their interest  in the games and in enhancing their participation standards. The indoor sports complex  has been equipped with table tennis (men and women), badminton (men and women),  weightlifting and multi-gym facilities. A cricket cum sports field is also  available on the campus.

The specialized training programmes will be organized from  time to time to equip/update/enable the students with the latest required  knowledge and scientific research for promoting sports in the university.

The Inter College (colleges under university) Tournaments  have been organized within the campus that has not only created the interest  among the students but also prepared them for the competitions at the different  levels. The high level enthusiasm has been observed among the students of the  university especially in those who have potential for state and national level  competitions. The best teams have been sorted out for various games, sports and  athletic events.

The specialized training programme will be organized from time to time to equip/update/enable the students with the latest required knowledge and scientific research for promoting sports in the university. The Inter College (colleges under university), Inter Hostel and Inter House Tournaments have been organized within the campus that has not only created the interest among the students but also prepared them for the competitions at different levels. The high level enthusiasm has been observed among the students of the university especially in those who have potential for state and national level competitions. The best teams have been sorted out for various games, sports and athletic events. Apart from these, the University also organizes Sports and Cultural Festival ‘Resurgence’ every year. In this the Department of Sports stresses on track and field as well as indoor games.

Sports Infrastructure 

• Sports Hall: The  department has set up an indoor Sports Hall with the introduction of the four best quality International standards TT Tables in it. In addition to Indoor  Badminton court the other indoor games like carom, chess etc. are also played  here.
• Gym Centre:  The department has established a small Gym centre in the campus. This centre is  equipped with Parallel bars, uneven bars and weight exercise equipment.  Students are fully benefited by this center in the morning and evening times. However  multi-gym will be launched in the near future.
• Volley ball Court:  The department has also set up three Volley Ball courts (one for girls and two  for boys) adjoining to their respective Hostels in the campus.
• Yoga:  Apart from the  games and sports regular Yoga classes are conducted in the campus to develop  the spirit of meditation among the students. By practicing yoga the students  will learn about the spiritual and moral values of life.

The Department of Sports has the following facilities:

• Basketball Courts
• Tennis Courts
• Volleyball Courts
• Multi-Gym
• Cricket Ground
• Football Ground
• Tracks & Field for various athletic events
• Badminton Court
• TT Tables in various hostels
• Indoor games like Chess, Carrom etc.
• Kho-Kho
• An outdoor sports complex

In near future we have also planned to construct Squash Courts and Badminton Synthetic Courts and install Multi-gym Power Station soon.