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	\|~~provost~~ = ~~Anil Tomar~~ <ref>{{cite web\|title=Editorial Board - Rai University\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/editorial-board/\|publisher=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>		\|president = Amit Rai <ref>{{cite web\|title=Editorial Board - Rai University\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/editorial-board/\|publisher=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017\|archive-date=8 October 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008180932/http://www.raiuniversity.edu/editorial-board/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	'''Rai University''' ('''RU''') is a [[Private university (India)\|private university]]<ref name=Private>{{cite web\|title=State -wise List of Private Universities as on 19.09.2017\|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Private%20University/Private%20University%20Consolidated%20List%20Private%20Universities%20as%20on%2019.09.2017.pdf\|website=www.ugc.ac.in\|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]]\|access-date=1 September 2017\|date=19 September 2017}}</ref> located in [[Ahmedabad, Gujarat]], India. The university was established in 2012 by the [[Rai Foundation]] through the ''Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012'', the same act which established [[Indus University ~~(Gujarat)\|Indus University]]~~.		'''Rai University''' ('''RU''') is a [[Private university (India)\|private university]]<ref name=Private>{{cite web\|title=State -wise List of Private Universities as on 19.09.2017\|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Private%20University/Private%20University%20Consolidated%20List%20Private%20Universities%20as%20on%2019.09.2017.pdf\|website=www.ugc.ac.in\|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]]\|access-date=1 September 2017\|date=19 September 2017}}</ref> located in [[Ahmedabad, Gujarat]], India. The university was established in 2012 by the [[Rai Foundation]] through the ''Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012'', the same act which established Indus University.

	==History==		==History==
	Rai University was originally established by the [[Rai Foundation]] in 2002 in [[Chhattisgarh]], one of 46 universities which were established through ''The Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana aur Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2001''<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana aur Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2001\|url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/chhattisgarh/2001/2001CG2.pdf\|publisher=[[Government of Chhattisgarh]]\|work=Chhattisgarh Gazette\|access-date=8 October 2017\|date=2002}}</ref> within a year.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Mishra\|first1=Neeraj\|title=Act enables 46 varisities to come up in Chhattisgarh in a year, worry educationists\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/act-allows-private-universities-to-come-up-in-state-within-one-year~~/1/205224.html~~\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[India Today]]\|date=29 September 2003}}</ref> The act empowered the state to establish a university through a gazette notification and further allowed such universities to [[affiliated college\|affiliate]] colleges and set up campuses.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Private University Act of Chhattisgarh: Supreme Court Judgment\|journal=Contemporary Education Dialogue\|date=1 January 2005\|volume=2\|issue=2\|pages=261–264\|doi=10.1177/097318490500200210\|s2cid=220419653\|language=en\|issn=0973-1849}}</ref> At its peak, the university had eleven campuses around Chhattisgarh<ref>{{cite web\|title=Know us Better\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204143319/http://raiuniversity.edu/aboutus.htm\|url=http://raiuniversity.edu:80/aboutus.htm\|archive-date=4 February 2005\|access-date=8 October 2017\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and a total of 29 colleges across 25 campuses in India and abroad. It offered more than 300 courses.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rai University\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206060702/http://www.rbs.raiuniversity.edu/about-rf.htm\|access-date=8 October 2017\|url=http://www.rbs.raiuniversity.edu/about-rf.htm\|archive-date=6 February 2006}}</ref> In 2005 the [[Supreme Court of India]] passed a decision which cancelled the relevant sections in the above-mentioned act, thus closing 117 universities, Rai University among them.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Negi\|first1=S.S.\|title=SC orders closure of 117 varsities in Chhattisgarh\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050212/main6.htm\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[The Tribune, Chandigarh\|The Tribune]]\|date=11 February 2005}}</ref> The various campuses under Rai Foundation sought affiliation with other university such as [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]] for the [[Raipur]] campus<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rai University gets affiliation\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/26/stories/2005032610710400.htm\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=March 26, 2005}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> the [[Delhi University]] for the [[New Delhi]] campus and the [[Maharishi Dayanand University]] for the [[Gurgaon]] campus.<ref>{{cite news\|access-date=8 October 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425234435/http://www.businessworldindia.com/b_school/news_articles58.asp\|url=http://www.businessworldindia.com/b_school/news_articles58.asp\|archive-date=25 April 2008\|title=Rai University Gets the Supreme Nod\|date=5 November 2005\|newspaper=[[Businessworld]]}}</ref>		Rai University was originally established by the [[Rai Foundation]] in 2002 in [[Chhattisgarh]], one of 46 universities which were established through ''The Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana aur Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2001''<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana aur Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2001\|url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/chhattisgarh/2001/2001CG2.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627070308/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/chhattisgarh/2001/2001CG2.pdf\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=27 June 2015\|publisher=[[Government of Chhattisgarh]]\|work=Chhattisgarh Gazette\|access-date=8 October 2017\|date=2002}}</ref> within a year.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Mishra\|first1=Neeraj\|title=Act enables 46 varisities to come up in Chhattisgarh in a year, worry educationists\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20030929-act-allows-private-universities-to-come-up-in-state-within-one-year-791642-2003-09-28\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[India Today]]\|date=29 September 2003}}</ref> The act empowered the state to establish a university through a gazette notification and further allowed such universities to [[affiliated college\|affiliate]] colleges and set up campuses.<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Private University Act of Chhattisgarh: Supreme Court Judgment\|journal=Contemporary Education Dialogue\|date=1 January 2005\|volume=2\|issue=2\|pages=261–264\|doi=10.1177/097318490500200210\|s2cid=220419653\|language=en\|issn=0973-1849}}</ref> At its peak, the university had eleven campuses around Chhattisgarh<ref>{{cite web\|title=Know us Better\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204143319/http://raiuniversity.edu/aboutus.htm\|url=http://raiuniversity.edu:80/aboutus.htm\|archive-date=4 February 2005\|access-date=8 October 2017\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and a total of 29 colleges across 25 campuses in India and abroad. It offered more than 300 courses.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rai University\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206060702/http://www.rbs.raiuniversity.edu/about-rf.htm\|access-date=8 October 2017\|url=http://www.rbs.raiuniversity.edu/about-rf.htm\|archive-date=6 February 2006}}</ref> In 2005 the [[Supreme Court of India]] passed a decision which cancelled the relevant sections in the above-mentioned act, thus closing 117 universities, Rai University among them.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Negi\|first1=S.S.\|title=SC orders closure of 117 varsities in Chhattisgarh\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050212/main6.htm\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[The Tribune, Chandigarh\|The Tribune]]\|date=11 February 2005}}</ref> The various campuses under Rai Foundation sought affiliation with other university such as [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]] for the [[Raipur]] campus<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rai University gets affiliation\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/26/stories/2005032610710400.htm\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=March 26, 2005}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> the [[Delhi University]] for the [[New Delhi]] campus and the [[Maharishi Dayanand University]] for the [[Gurgaon]] campus.<ref>{{cite news\|access-date=8 October 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425234435/http://www.businessworldindia.com/b_school/news_articles58.asp\|url=http://www.businessworldindia.com/b_school/news_articles58.asp\|archive-date=25 April 2008\|title=Rai University Gets the Supreme Nod\|date=5 November 2005\|url-status=usurped\|newspaper=[[Businessworld]]}}</ref>

	One of the campuses was the Belapur campus at [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], which was established in 2004.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Unnithan\|first1=Chitra\|title=Will a Rai university row kick up in A'bad too? - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Will-a-Rai-university-row-kick-up-in-Abad-too/articleshow/1102413.cms\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|agency=Times News Network\|date=8 May 2005}}</ref> In 2012 the Government of Gujarat invited the Rai Foundation to establish a [[Private university (India)\|private university]] in the Belapur campus.<ref name=notice/> The university was established in 2012 through the ''Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012'',<ref>{{cite web\|title=Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/recognition.pdf\|date=11 April 2012\|publisher=[[Government of Gujarat]]\|access-date=28 September 2017\|work=Gujarat Gazette}}</ref> the same act which established ~~[[Indus University (Gujarat)\|~~Indus University]].		One of the campuses was the Belapur campus at [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], which was established in 2004.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Unnithan\|first1=Chitra\|title=Will a Rai university row kick up in A'bad too? - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Will-a-Rai-university-row-kick-up-in-Abad-too/articleshow/1102413.cms\|access-date=8 October 2017\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|agency=Times News Network\|date=8 May 2005}}</ref> In 2012 the Government of Gujarat invited the Rai Foundation to establish a [[Private university (India)\|private university]] in the Belapur campus.<ref name=notice/> The university was established in 2012 through the ''Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012'',<ref>{{cite web\|title=Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/recognition.pdf\|date=11 April 2012\|publisher=[[Government of Gujarat]]\|access-date=28 September 2017\|work=Gujarat Gazette}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2025 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the same act which established Indus University.

	==Academics==		==Academics==
	The university offers both undergraduate ([[B.Sc.]], [[B.A.]], [[BBA]] and [[LLB]]) courses and postgraduate ([[M.Sc.]], [[M.Tech.]], [[MBA]]) ones, as well as engineering diploma courses.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Courses\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/courses/\|website~~=Rai University\|publisher~~=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> Admission is based on national and state entrance exams and a personal interview.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Admission Procedure\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/admission-procedure/\|publisher=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> [[Ph.D.]] positions are also available.<ref name=notice>{{cite web\|title=PhD\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/phd/\|publisher=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> The university is approved by the [[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]] (UGC)<ref name=Private/> which has also published an inspection report in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/0936110_Rai-university-Gujrat.pdf\|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]]\|title=Report of the UGC Expert Committee for Rai University\|date=24 October 2015\|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref> and a member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]] (AIU).<ref>{{cite web\|title=AIU Membership\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AIU-membership.pdf\|publisher=[[Association of Indian Universities]]\|access-date=8 October 2017\|date=27 January 2017}}</ref>		The university offers both undergraduate ([[B.Sc.]], [[Bachelor of Arts\|B.A.]], [[Bachelor of Business Administration\|BBA]] and [[LLB]]) courses and postgraduate ([[M.Sc.]], [[M.Tech.]], [[MBA]]) ones, as well as engineering diploma courses.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Courses\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/courses/\|website=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> Admission is based on national and state entrance exams and a personal interview.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Admission Procedure\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/admission-procedure/\|publisher=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> [[Ph.D.]] positions are also available.<ref name=notice>{{cite web\|title=PhD\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/phd/\|publisher=Rai University\|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> The university is approved by the [[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]] (UGC)<ref name=Private/> which has also published an inspection report in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/0936110_Rai-university-Gujrat.pdf\|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]]\|title=Report of the UGC Expert Committee for Rai University\|date=24 October 2015\|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref> and a member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]] (AIU).<ref>{{cite web\|title=AIU Membership\|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AIU-membership.pdf\|publisher=[[Association of Indian Universities]]\|access-date=8 October 2017\|date=27 January 2017\|archive-date=18 June 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618154814/http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AIU-membership.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Schools==		==Schools==
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	* School of Life Sciences (SOLS)		* School of Life Sciences (SOLS)
	* Center for Research & Development (CRD)		* Center for Research & Development (CRD)
			*School of Pharmacy (SOP)

	==Controversy==		==Controversy==
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'''Rai University''' ('''RU''') is a [[Private university (India)|private university]]<ref name=Private>{{cite web|title=State -wise List of Private Universities as on 19.09.2017|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Private%20University/Private%20University%20Consolidated%20List%20Private%20Universities%20as%20on%2019.09.2017.pdf|website=www.ugc.ac.in|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|access-date=1 September 2017|date=19 September 2017}}</ref> located in [[Ahmedabad, Gujarat]], India. The university was established in 2012 by the [[Rai Foundation]] through the ''Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012'', the same act which established [[Indus University (Gujarat)|Indus University]].

==History==
Rai University was originally established by the [[Rai Foundation]] in 2002 in [[Chhattisgarh]], one of 46 universities which were established through ''The Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana aur Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2001''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana aur Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2001|url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/chhattisgarh/2001/2001CG2.pdf|publisher=[[Government of Chhattisgarh]]|work=Chhattisgarh Gazette|access-date=8 October 2017|date=2002}}</ref> within a year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mishra|first1=Neeraj|title=Act enables 46 varisities to come up in Chhattisgarh in a year, worry educationists|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/act-allows-private-universities-to-come-up-in-state-within-one-year/1/205224.html|access-date=8 October 2017|work=[[India Today]]|date=29 September 2003}}</ref> The act empowered the state to establish a university through a gazette notification and further allowed such universities to [[affiliated college|affiliate]] colleges and set up campuses.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Private University Act of Chhattisgarh: Supreme Court Judgment|journal=Contemporary Education Dialogue|date=1 January 2005|volume=2|issue=2|pages=261–264|doi=10.1177/097318490500200210|s2cid=220419653|language=en|issn=0973-1849}}</ref> At its peak, the university had eleven campuses around Chhattisgarh<ref>{{cite web|title=Know us Better|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204143319/http://raiuniversity.edu/aboutus.htm|url=http://raiuniversity.edu:80/aboutus.htm|archive-date=4 February 2005|access-date=8 October 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and a total of 29 colleges across 25 campuses in India and abroad. It offered more than 300 courses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rai University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206060702/http://www.rbs.raiuniversity.edu/about-rf.htm|access-date=8 October 2017|url=http://www.rbs.raiuniversity.edu/about-rf.htm|archive-date=6 February 2006}}</ref> In 2005 the [[Supreme Court of India]] passed a decision which cancelled the relevant sections in the above-mentioned act, thus closing 117 universities, Rai University among them.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Negi|first1=S.S.|title=SC orders closure of 117 varsities in Chhattisgarh|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050212/main6.htm|access-date=8 October 2017|work=[[The Tribune, Chandigarh|The Tribune]]|date=11 February 2005}}</ref> The various campuses under Rai Foundation sought affiliation with other university such as [[Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University]] for the [[Raipur]] campus<ref>{{cite news|title=Rai University gets affiliation|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/03/26/stories/2005032610710400.htm|access-date=8 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=March 26, 2005}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> the [[Delhi University]] for the [[New Delhi]] campus and the [[Maharishi Dayanand University]] for the [[Gurgaon]] campus.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425234435/http://www.businessworldindia.com/b_school/news_articles58.asp|url=http://www.businessworldindia.com/b_school/news_articles58.asp|archive-date=25 April 2008|title=Rai University Gets the Supreme Nod|date=5 November 2005|newspaper=[[Businessworld]]}}</ref>

One of the campuses was the Belapur campus at [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], which was established in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Unnithan|first1=Chitra|title=Will a Rai university row kick up in A'bad too? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Will-a-Rai-university-row-kick-up-in-Abad-too/articleshow/1102413.cms|access-date=8 October 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network|date=8 May 2005}}</ref> In 2012 the Government of Gujarat invited the Rai Foundation to establish a [[Private university (India)|private university]] in the Belapur campus.<ref name=notice/> The university was established in 2012 through the ''Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarat Private Universities Act (Amendment), 2012|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/recognition.pdf|date=11 April 2012|publisher=[[Government of Gujarat]]|access-date=28 September 2017|work=Gujarat Gazette}}</ref> the same act which established [[Indus University (Gujarat)|Indus University]].

==Academics==
The university offers both undergraduate ([[B.Sc.]], [[B.A.]], [[BBA]] and [[LLB]]) courses and postgraduate ([[M.Sc.]], [[M.Tech.]], [[MBA]]) ones, as well as engineering diploma courses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Courses|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/courses/|website=Rai University|publisher=Rai University|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> Admission is based on national and state entrance exams and a personal interview.<ref>{{cite web|title=Admission Procedure|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/admission-procedure/|publisher=Rai University|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> [[Ph.D.]] positions are also available.<ref name=notice>{{cite web|title=PhD|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/admission/phd/|publisher=Rai University|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> The university is approved by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC)<ref name=Private/> which has also published an inspection report in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/0936110_Rai-university-Gujrat.pdf|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|title=Report of the UGC Expert Committee for Rai University|date=24 October 2015|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref> and a member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]] (AIU).<ref>{{cite web|title=AIU Membership|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AIU-membership.pdf|publisher=[[Association of Indian Universities]]|access-date=8 October 2017|date=27 January 2017}}</ref>

==Schools==
The institute runs nine schools:<ref>{{cite web|title=Schools|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/academics/schools/|publisher=Rai University|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
* School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
* Rai Business School (RBS)
* College of Media & Communication (CMAC)
* Institute of Design Engineering and Architecture (IDEA)
* College of Hospitality and Tourism (CHAT)
* School of Fashion Technology & Performing Arts (SOFT)
* School of Arts, Science & Commerce (SASC)
* School of Law (SOL)
* School of Agriculture (SOA)
* School of Life Sciences (SOLS)
* Center for Research & Development (CRD)

==Controversy==
In 2016 the [[Government of Gujarat]] directed Rai University (along with [[Parul University]]) to stop admission to its agriculture courses which were unrecognized by the government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Parul, Rai varsities told to stop agriculture intake - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Parul-Rai-varsities-told-to-stop-agriculture-intake/articleshow/55083165.cms|access-date=8 October 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network|date=27 October 2016}}</ref> This has led to student protests.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ambiguity over BSc agriculture course: Private university students protest - Ahmedabad Mirror|url=http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/education/Ambiguity-over-BSc-agriculture-course-Private-university-students-protest/articleshow/55567850.cms|access-date=8 October 2017|work=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]|date=23 November 2016}}</ref> The university has issued a public notice clarifying that as a university approved by state Act, the above-mentioned recognition is not required.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Public Notice Regarding Agriculture Course-2016|url=http://www.raiuniversity.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/New-Doc_1-1.pdf|access-date=8 October 2017|publisher=Rai University}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.raiuniversity.edu}}

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