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University of Rajasthan
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| Motto | Dharmo Vishwasya Jagatah Pratishtha |
|---|---|
| Type | State university |
| Established | 1948 |
| Chancellor | Kalraj Mishra |
| Vice-Chancellor | Rajeev Jain[1] |
| Location | , India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC,[2] AIU[3] |
| Website | www |
University of Rajasthan is a public and state university and is one of the oldest universities in the Indian state Rajasthan, located in the city Jaipur. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was given its current name in the year 1956. [4]
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.
Organisation and administration[edit]
Faculties and departments[edit]
The university has the following faculties and departments:
Faculty of Arts[edit]
- Department of English
- Department of European Languages, Literature and Culture Studies
- Department of Hindi
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Sanskrit
- Department of Urdu & Persian
- Centre for European Studies
- Centre for Jain Studies
Faculty of Science[edit]
- Department of Physics
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Bioinformatics
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Geology
- Department of Geography
- Centre for Conversing Technology
- Department of Statistics
Faculty of Commerce[edit]
- Department of Accountancy and Business Statistics
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Economic Administration and Financial Management
- Centre for Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Education[edit]
- Department of Literal Education
- Department of Library & Information
- Department of Physical Education
- Department of Life Long Learning
Faculty of Fine Arts[edit]
- Department of Dramatics
- Department of Drawing and Painting
- Department of Music
- Department of Visual Arts
Faculty of Law[edit]
- Department of Criminology & Justice
- Department of Law
- University Five Year Law College
- University Law College (morning)
- University Law College Center II (evening)
Faculty of Management[edit]
- R. A. Poddar Institute of Management
Faculty of Social Sciences[edit]
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Economics
- Department of History & Indian Culture
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Sociology
Faculty of Technology[edit]
- Information & Communication technology at CCT
- Cognitive & Neuroscience at CCT
- Nanotechnology at CCT
- Biotechnology & Bioinformatics at CCT
Faculty of Business Administration[edit]
- Masters of Commerce in Business Administration
- Masters of Human Resource Management
- Masters of Information Management
- Executive MBA & Ph.D.
- Post Graduate Diploma in marketing (three years)
Interdisciplinary programmes[edit]
- Department of Construction Management
- Department of Development Studies
- Department of Project Management
- Department of Public Health Science
- Department of Urban & Rural Development Studies
University centers[edit]
- Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environment Studies, and Population Studies
- University Centre for Computer Science and Information Technology
- Social Science Research Centre
- South Asia Study Centre
- Centre for European Studies
- Centre for Jain Studies
- Centre for Jyotirvigyan
- Centre for Development of Physics Education
- Centre for Non-Conventional Energy Resources
- Center for Converging Technologies (CCT)
- Centre for Ambedkar Studies
- Centre for Buddhist Studies
- Centre for Gandhian Studies
- Centre for the Study of Local Self Government
- Centre for Mass Communication
- Centre for Museology & Conservation
- Centre for Nehru Studies
- Centre for Rajasthan Studies
- Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusion Policy
- Center For Women Studies
Constituent Colleges[edit]
- University Commerce College[5]
- University Maharani College[5]
- University Maharaja College[5]
- University Five Year Law College
- University Law College
- University Law College CENTRE-II
- University Rajasthan College[5]
Academics[edit]
University library[edit]
See University of Rajasthan Library
Student life[edit]
Residential student halls[edit]
This university has 16 student halls, a modern sports complex, and a large modern swimming pool with professional coaching.
Notable alumni[edit]
Arts, Cinema And Literature[edit]
- Ramkumar Singh : Journalist, Fiction writer and Screenwriter
Politics and Law[edit]
| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidyadhar Govind Oak | former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court | ||||
| Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma | Additional Advocate General, Gov. Of Rajasthan |
Science, Technology and Medicine[edit]
| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jainendra K. Jain | Maharaja | Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University | |||
| Vineet Soni | 1997-2005 | Department of Botany, University Campus | Plant Biologist at Mohanlal Sukhadia University | ||
| Dr D.P. Sharma | 1995 | University Computer Center, University Campus | Research Professor & International Consultant/Adviser (IT), ILO-UN & National Ambassador, Swachh Bharat Mission, Govt of India |
Sports[edit]
| Name | Class
Year |
Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok Kumar | field hockey player |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Vice-Chancellor". www.uniraj.ac.in. University of Rajasthan. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Rajasthan University: Mad scramble begins for college hostel seats - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External links[edit]
Template:University of Rajasthan
