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University of Rajasthan is a public and state university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajasthan in 1956. [4]
 Official seal of University of Rajasthan | |
| Motto | Dharmo Vishwasya Jagatah Pratishtha |
|---|---|
| Type | State university |
| Established | 1948 |
| Chancellor | Kalraj Mishra |
| Vice-Chancellor | Alpana Kateja[1] |
| Location | , India 26°53′07″N 75°49′12″E / 26.8852°N 75.8199°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC,[2] AIU[3] |
| Website | www |
  Location in Jaipur  Location in Rajasthan  Location in India | |
Campus edit
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 edit
Affiliated colleges edit
Its jurisdiction extends over the two districts Dausa and Jaipur. As of 2018[update], University of Rajasthan has published a list of 255 Affiliated Colleges.[6]
Constituent colleges edit
- University Commerce College[7]
- University Maharani College[7]
- University Maharaja College[7]
- University Five Year Law College
- University Law College
- University Law College CENTRE-II
- University Rajasthan College[7]
Notable alumni edit
- Ashok Kumar – field hockey player
- Jagdeep Dhankhar – Vice President of India [8]
- 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.
References edit
- ^ "Vice-Chancellor".
- ^ "State University Directory, University Grants Commission, India". ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Association of Indian Universities member list". aiuweb.org. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "University of Rajasthan: An Overview". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "University of Rajasthan - Main Website".
- ^ "University of Rajasthan - Main Website". www.uniraj.ac.in. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Rajasthan University: Mad scramble begins for college hostel seats - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar: NDA's VP candidate is a Jat leader, coffee lover and Mamata-critic". Tribune India. 16 July 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Links to websites of colleges from Rajasthan