Introduction–Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory process that occurs acutely in the pancreatic tissue. It is believed to occur as a result of intra–pancreatic activation and auto–digestion of the pancreases by the pancreatic enzymes. Objective: To describe the epidemiology of acute pancreatitis in a tertiary care center of Jammu. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted which evaluated all adults (>15 yrs) who presented with first attack of acute pancreatitis to GMC Jammu from 1st of January 2016 to 31st of December 2017. Results: 780 patients were taken. The mean age of the patients was 44 ± 11 years. 72.8% (n=568) were males and 27.2% (n=212) were females. Majority of the cases were moderate (n=480) compared to mild (n=96) and severe (n=44) depending on CT severity index. 41.8% (n=326) of the cases were secondary to alcohol followed by biliary tract disease in 25 %( n=195). 208 patients (26.7%) had complications, with pseudocyst as a commonest complication (7.2%). Conclusion: Pancreatitis occurred in males more than females. Alcoholic pancreatitis was more common in males, whereas biliary pancreatitis was more common in females. Alcoholic pancreatitis re–occurred in nearly half of the cases. Severe cases were associated with more complications and recurrence