University of Rajasthan
State university in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Location in Jaipur
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Location in Rajasthan
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Location in India
Show map of IndiaUniversity 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]
Campus
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
Affiliated colleges
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
- 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
- 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
- ^ "Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "State University Directory, University Grants Commission, India". ugc.ac.in. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Association of Indian Universities member list". aiuweb.org. Retrieved 18 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "University of Rajasthan: An Overview". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "University of Rajasthan - Main Website". Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "University of Rajasthan - Main Website". www.uniraj.ac.in. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Rajasthan University: Mad scramble begins for college hostel seats - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Jagdeep Dhankhar: NDA's VP candidate is a Jat leader, coffee lover and Mamata-critic". Tribune India. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Links to websites of colleges from Rajasthan
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University of Rajasthan
- Chancellor: Kalraj Mishra
- University Commerce College
- University Rajasthan College
- University Maharaja College
- University Maharani College
- University Five Year Law College
- University Law College
- University Grants Commission (India)
- Association of Indian Universities
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