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University of Rajasthan

State university in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Summary

State university in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Field	Value
name	University of Rajasthan
other_names	Rajasthan University (RU)
native_name_lang	Hindi
image	University of Rajasthan logo.png
image_size	200px
caption	Official seal of University of Rajasthan
former_name	University of Rajputana
motto
motto_lang	hi
mottoeng	Dharma Is the Root of the Prestige of the Whole World
established
type	Public research university
head_label	Visitor
head	President of India
chancellor	Governor of Rajasthan
vice_chancellor	Alpana Kateja
students	125,000
undergrad	56000
postgrad	18000
doctoral	1000
coordinates
pushpin_map	India Jaipur#India Rajasthan#India
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Jaipur##Location in Rajasthan##Location in India
address	Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Rajasthan University Campus, Talvandi, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004
city	Jaipur
state	Rajasthan
postalcode	302004
country	India
campus	Urban
campus_size	503.91 acre
language	Hindi, English
website
accreditation	NAAC
affiliations
academic_affiliation	UGC

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.

Campus

Spread in approximately 285.29 ha 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.

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
University Five Year Law College
University Law College
University Law College II
University Maharaja College
University Maharani College
University Rajasthan College

Affiliated colleges

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

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

Student union

Previously elected notable presidents

This list includes some notable presidents of University of Rajasthan

Kali Charan Saraf (1974-1975), Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Singh Rathore (1978-1979), former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Mahesh Joshi (1979-1980), former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha
Rajpal Singh Shekhawat (1980-1981), former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, (1992-1993), former cabinet minister in Government of Rajasthan
Mahendra Chaudhary (1995-1996), former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Hanuman Beniwal (1997-1998), founder of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Rajkumar Sharma (1999-2000), former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Notable alumni

Arvind Panagariya, Chancellor of Nalanda University and former Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog
Ashok Kumar – field hockey player
Ravi Kumar Punia – Football player
Jagdeep Dhankhar – former Vice President of India
Bhajan Lal Sharma - 14th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Rohit Bohra, politician and businessman
D. P. Sharma – digital diplomat, computer scientist and 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 and the member of Lok Sabha
Zuhair Al-Shun, diplomat, Ambassador of Palestine to Indonesia (2018–present)
Yogendra Yadav, Politician and Psephologist
Lalit Yadav, 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

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