University of Rajasthan

University of Rajasthan
राजस्थान विश्वविद्यालय
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Motto	धर्मो विश्वस्य जगतः प्रतिस्था
Type	Public
Established	1948
Chancellor	Mrs. Margaret Alva
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Dev Swarup
Location	Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.uniraj.ac.in

University of Rajasthan (Hindi: राजस्थान विश्वविद्यालय) is a public and state university and one of the oldest university 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.

Introduction

Jaipur

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Campus Location in India: Jaipur

University of Rajasthan is the centre of tertiary education in Rajasthan and attracts students from other parts of India and overseas. The central campus is in the city of Jaipur. The University of Rajasthan has 6 constituent colleges, 11 recognised research centres, 37 postgraduate departments and 500 affiliated colleges. The University offers 37 Ph.D. programs, 20 M.Phil. courses, 48 Master's degree courses and 14 Bachelor degree courses. It has been accredited A+ by NAAC India.

The University of Rajasthan is the oldest institution of higher learning in Rajasthan. It was established on 8 January 1947, as the University of Rajputana with the main objective of disseminating knowledge and catering to the needs of the students of Rajasthan. It had jurisdiction over the entire state. In the year 1956, the Rajputana University was renamed as the University of Rajasthan, keeping intact its enveloping jurisdiction. With the successive creation of other universities, its affiliating jurisdiction has come down to only seven districts of Rajasthan, but it is still the hub of higher education in Rajasthan paving the way for the other universities.

University of Rajasthan is a multi-faculty university and is recognized under 2f and 12B of U.G.C since its inception. Its Central Campus is spread over 285.50 acres (1.1554 km²) and the satellite campus, comprising the Constituent Colleges, is spread over 149.53 acres (0.6051 km²).

Jason Freitag, the historian and biographer of James Tod, noted in 2009 that

The university in Rajasthan is moribund. There is no collective life on the campus - no talks, seminars, concerts. The most popular departments are commerce and the sciences, and the humanities are floundering. White ants and termites are eating away a huge collection of historical records in the university library at Jaipur, and there are no resources to save them. Some of the active professors I dealt with have side businesses (translating, history working with the tourist development ...), and their university duties are not primary among their priorities. It is not clear what will happen in the next few years, but I imagine that an even stronger stagnation may set in.^[1]

Faculties and departments

The University has the following faculties and departments:

Faculty of Arts

Area Studies
Departments of English
Comparative Literature
European Languages Literature and Culture Studies
Hindi
Philosophy
Sanskrit
Urdu
Persian
Linguistic
history
political science
geology

Faculty of Science

Departments of Botany
Chemistry (Organic)
Geo-science
Genome Science
Home Science
Mathematics
Physics
Psychology
Statistics
Surface Science
Zoology

Faculty of Commerce

Accountancy and Business Statistics
Economic Administration
Financial Management
Marketing

Faculty of Education

Departments of Education
Departments of Teaching
Library & Information Science
Physical Education & Sports Science
The Center for Adult and Continuing Education

Faculty of Fine Arts

Departments of Dramatics
Drawing & Painting
Fine Arts
Crafts
Graphics Design
History of Art
Printmaking
Theater & Music
Visual Arts

Faculty of Law

Department of Law
Department of Criminology & Justice
University Five Year Law College

Faculty of Management

R. A. Poddar Institute of Management

Faculty of Social Sciences

Departments of Anthropology
Archaeology
Communication & Journalism
Demography
Economics
Education Research & Development
Geography
History & Indian Culture
Industrial Relations
Library & Information Science
Political Science
Public Administration
Social Work
Sociology
Gender Studies

Faculty of Technology

Department of Computer Science & Technology
Mechanics
Neuroscience
Nanotechnology
Biotechnology & Bioinformatics
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Environmental Technology Management
Food and Nutrition Technology
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
Transportation Management Engineering

Faculty of Business Administration

Masters of Commerce in Business Administration
Masters of Human Resource Management
Masters of International Business
Masters of Information Management
Executive MBA & Ph.D.
post graduate diploma in marketing(pgdim)one year

Interdisciplinarity programmes

Department of Construction Management
Department of Development Studies
Department of Project Management
Department of Public Health Science
Department of Urban & Rural Development Studies

Residential student halls

This university has 16 student halls, a modern sports complex, and a large modern swimming pool with professional coaching.

Student organizations

University library and centers

See University of Rajasthan Library

Indira Gandhi centre for HEEPS
Center for Converging Technologies(CCT)

Constituent Colleges

University Commerce College
University Maharani College
University Maharaja College
University Five Year Law College
University Law College
University Law College CENTRE-II
University Rajasthan College

References

^ Freitag, Jason (2009). Serving empire, serving nation: James Tod and the Rajputs of Rajasthan. Leiden: Brill. p. 5. ISBN 978-90-04-17594-5. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

External links

Official website

[1] Freitag, Jason (2009). Serving empire, serving nation: James Tod and the Rajputs of Rajasthan. Leiden: Brill. p. 5. ISBN 978-90-04-17594-5. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

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