University of Rajasthan

The University of Rajasthan, informally known as Rajasthan University (RU, ISO: Rājasthān Viśvavidyālaya), is a public state university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1947 by an Act of the State Legislative Assembly and is recognised as a prominent institution in the region. Rajasthan University is one of the largest university systems in the state with over 100,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. The Governor of Rajasthan serves as the university chancellor.^[4]

University of Rajasthan

Official seal of University of Rajasthan
Other names	Rajasthan University (RU)
Former name	University of Rajputana
Motto	IAST: Dharmo Vishwasya Jagatah Pratishtha
Motto in English	Dharma Is the Root of the Prestige of the Whole World
Type	Public research university
Established	1948 (77 years ago) (1948)
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliation	University Grants Commission
Visitor	President of India
Chancellor	Governor of Rajasthan
Vice-Chancellor	Alpana Kateja[1]
Students	125,000
Undergraduates	56000
Postgraduates	18000
Doctoral students	1000
Address	Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Rajasthan University Campus, Talvandi, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004 , Jaipur , Rajasthan , 302004 , India 26.8886°N 75.8140°E / 26.8886; 75.8140
Campus	Urban, 705 acres (285 ha)
Language	Hindi, English
Affiliations	UGC,[2] AIU[3]
Website	www.uniraj.ac.in
Location in Jaipur Show map of Jaipur Location in Rajasthan Show map of Rajasthan Location in India Show map of India

Campus

Entrance gate of Rajasthan University

Spread in approximately 285.29 hectares (705.0 acres) on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, also known as the central spine of Jaipur, the central campus incubates various departments, libraries, sports complexes etc. Many sports are organized every year in the university. The university has always accorded a high priority to games and sports. The university has a modern sports complex, and also a swimming pool, the latter has been the venue of many national swimming meets and inter university-national tournaments.^[5]

Organisation and administration

Faculties

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Commerce
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering and Technology
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Management
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Science

Constituent colleges

• University Commerce College^[6]
• University Five Year Law College^[7]
• University Law College^[7]
• University Law College II^[7]
• University Maharaja College^[7]
• University Maharani College^[6]
• University Rajasthan College^[6]

Affiliated colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over the two districts Dausa and Jaipur. As of 2024^[update], University of Rajasthan has a network of 615 Affiliated Colleges.^[8] Some of the affiliated colleges are as follows:

• Rawat P.G. Girls College
• Shri Satya Sai P.G. College for Women

Notable alumni

• Ashok Kumar – field hockey player
• Jagdeep Dhankhar – Vice President of India ^[9]
• Bhajan Lal Sharma - Rajasthan's Chief Minister
• Rohit Bohra, politician and businessman
• D. P. Sharma – social activist
• Jainendra K. Jain – physicist
• Bhupendra Jadawat - actor
• Ramkumar Singh – journalist, writer and screenwriter
• Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma – bureaucrat, lawyer
• Vidyadhar Govind Oak – bureaucrat, former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
• Vineet Soni – biologist
• Hanuman Beniwal – politician
• Zuhair Al-Shun, diplomat, Ambassador of Palestine to Indonesia (2018-present)
• Yogendra Yadav, Politician and Psephologist
• Lalit Yadav (politician), politician and member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, elected in 2023 from Mundawar.
• Manish Yadav, Politician and the member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Shahpura.
• Rajkumar Roat, Politician and the member of 18th Lok Sabha.

References

1. "Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
2. "State University Directory, University Grants Commission, India". ugc.ac.in. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
3. "Association of Indian Universities member list". aiuweb.org. Retrieved 18 September 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "University of Rajasthan: An Overview". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
5. "University of Rajasthan - Main Website". Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
6. "Rajasthan University: Mad scramble begins for college hostel seats - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
7. "University of Rajasthan - Main Website". www.uniraj.ac.in. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
8. "University of Rajasthan - Main Website". www.uniraj.ac.in. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
9. "Jagdeep Dhankhar: NDA's VP candidate is a Jat leader, coffee lover and Mamata-critic". Tribune India. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Links to websites of colleges from Rajasthan