Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University

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{{Short description|State university in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{about|the university established in 2016|the university established in 1887|University of Allahabad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University, Allahabad<ref>http://182.18.150.93/Circular/CIR6575.PDF</ref>
| native_name = PRSU
| former_name = '''Allahabad State University, Allahabad''' (17 June 2016 - 8 March 2019)
| image_name = Logo_of_Prof._Rajendra_Singh_University.png
| image_size = 130px
| type = [[State university (India)|State University (Government)]]
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|17 June 2016}}
| endowment =
| administrative_staff = 190
| faculty = 26
| president =
| provost =
| principal =
| rector =
| chancellor = {{UP governor}}
| vice_chancellor = Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh
| dean           =
| head_label = PRSU
| head = PRSU
| students = 16,000
| undergrad =
| postgrad = 6000
| doctoral = 400
| city = [[Prayagraj (Allahabad)]]
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
| coor = {{coord|25.356667|81.889722|display=inline, title}}
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| campus_size = 123 acre
| free_label = Acronym
| free = PRSU
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| website = [https://prsuniv.ac.in./ prsuniv.ac..in]
}}

'''Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University''', formerly '''Allahabad State University''', is a [[State university (India)|state university]] established on 17 June 2016 by the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]] in [[Allahabad]] (Prayagraj), [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.

Allahabad State University was established by then [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] [[Akhilesh Yadav]] on 17 June 2016 with the efforts of [[Member of Parliament]] [[Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh]], after the change of power in the state, the newly appointed [[Chief Minister]] [[Yogi Adityanath]] renamed Allahabad State University to Sarsanghchalak of [[RSS]] '''Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University'''. '''Professor Rajendra Prasad Yadav was its first Vice Chancellor'''.

It is a residential-cum-affiliating University. University began its first season in 2016-17 at 562 colleges of [[Allahabad district|Allahabad]], [[Kaushambi district|Kaushambi]], [[Fatehpur district|Fatehpur]] and [[Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]]. These 562 colleges of Allahabad, Kaushambi, Fatehpur and Pratapgarh were formerly affiliated to [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]], Kanpur and [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University]], Faizabad.<ref>http://www.patrika.com/news/lucknow/courses-in-new-state-university-of-allahabad-1325991/</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Proposed-Allahabad-state-university-to-affiliate-460colleges-of-four-districts/articleshow/50965916.cms | title=Proposed Allahabad state university to affiliate 460 colleges of four districts | date=12 February 2016 | first=Rajiv | last=Mani | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=13 July 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.upnews360.in/N/34003700300031003200/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF--%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811140149/http://www.upnews360.in/N/34003700300031003200/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF--%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE |archive-date=11 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==

* [[University of Allahabad]]
* [[Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]]
* [[Motilal Nehru Medical College]]
* [[Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology]]
* [[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University]]
* [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]], Kanpur
* [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University]], Faizabad
*[[Siddharth University|Siddharth University, Kapilvastu, Siddharthnagar]]
* [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://prsuprayagraj.in/ Official website]

{{Universities in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Universities and colleges in Allahabad|Allahabad]]
[[Category:Universities in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

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