University of Rajasthan

University 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.

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.

Organisation and administration

Affiliated colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over the two districts Dausa and Jaipur. As of 2018, University of Rajasthan has published a list of 255 Affiliated Colleges. Some of the affiliated colleges are as follows:

• Rawat P.G. Girls College

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
• Govt Sambhar College

Notable alumni

• Ashok Kumar – field hockey player
• Jagdeep Dhankhar – Vice President of India
• 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.
• Rajkumar Roat, Politician and the member of 18th Lok Sabha.

References

External links

• Official website
• Links to websites of colleges from Rajasthan