Central University of Rajasthan
Central University of Rajasthan is a central public university, situated in Rajasthan, India, established by an Act of Parliament and is under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education (India). It holds NAAC A++ grade, the highest level of accreditation in India, positioning the university among UGC Category I top-tier higher education institutions nationally.
It comprises 12 schools and 36 academic departments, along with one community college, offering doctoral, postgraduate, and undergraduate programs in technology, science, humanities, commerce, management, public policy and the social sciences.
History
CU-R was established by an Act of Parliament as a central university on 3 March 2009. The university was started in 2009-10 with two PG programmes namely M.Sc./M.A. statistics and M.Sc. Tech. mathematics in Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur. It shifted to R.K. Patni College, Kishangarh in 2010-11 and started six new PG programmes. In 2012-13, the university moved to its present location, on Jaipur-Ajmer Expressway at Bandar Sindri village of Ajmer district.Doctoral and undergraduate programmes were started in 2013-14.
Campus
CU-R is located on the Jaipur-Ajmer Expressway, from Jaipur and from Ajmer, and measures more than 209 hectares. This land was donated by the Government of Rajasthan in 2010, construction started in 2011 and by July 2012 the university had moved to its current location. The nearest commuter railway station is Kishangarh Station, and the nearest major railway station is the Ajmer Station.The campus is in developing phase. The departments are functioning from temporary buildings and expected to move to their permanent places in 2016. An air-conditioned auditorium with a capacity of 1500 has been constructed on the temporary basis. The construction of the guest house is completed. The university has constructed the state-of-the-art permanent buildings for hostels and implemented the concept of rainwater harvesting successfully by creating seven ponds in the campus at different locations and a sewage treatment plant has also been constructed at the periphery whose outlet is used in watering plants.
The buildings are constructed using a fusion of traditional architectural features of Rajasthan with contemporary design elements. The chhatri and jaali are used in the buildings to give a unique blend of the traditional and modern architecture.
Sports facilities
The university has a football ground, a cricket ground, two basketball courts, two volleyball grounds and many fields for various other sports.Library
The university library has more than 31,000 books including references and subscribed more than 8000 online journals under e-ShodhSindhu Consortium and more than 2,000 online journals being subscribed by the university library i.e. Science Direct, SciFinder, Bentham Science, EBSCO, ACM Digital Library & IEEE online journals. More than 100 national & international print journals also being subscribed by the university library.Organization and administration
Schools and departments
The university is organized into twelve schools, each of which has several departments:| Schools | Departments |
| Architecture |
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| Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy | |
| Commerce & Management | |
| Earth Sciences | |
| Engineering and Technology | |
| Humanities & Languages | |
| Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences | |
| Life Sciences | |
| Mathematics, Statistics & Computational Sciences | |
| Physical Sciences | |
| Social Sciences | |
| Sports Sciences, Yoga, and Education |
Academics
Programmes
CU-R offers academic and research programmes in technology, science, humanities, commerce, management, public policy and social sciences. This includes five year integrated M.Sc. programmes in various fields, leading to the degree of B.Sc. and M.Sc. These programmes have four core subjects in the 1st and 2nd year, and only one subject as major in 3rd year in which the student will pursue the M.Sc. degree. The university offers various PG programmes with specialization, M. A. programmes, M.Sc. programmes and three-year Integrated M.Sc. B.Ed programmes.Admissions
The university admits students to integrated M.Sc., integrated M.Sc.-B.Ed and PG programmes through the Common University Entrance Test held yearly and conducted at centers all over India. Earlier, the university coordinated the Central Universities Common Entrance Test each year from its introduction. In 2017, ten universities took part in CUCET, which included Central University of Haryana, Central University of Jammu, Central University of Jharkhand, Central University of Karnataka, Central University of Kashmir, Central University of Kerala, Central University of Punjab, Central University of South Bihar, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Mahatma Gandhi Central University and Assam University. The last CUCET was held in 2020, in which15 Central Universities, 4 State Universities and the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli participated. From 2021, the National Testing Agency has been assigned the task of conducting the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate programmes.The admission to the Bachelor of Technology degree is done through the seat allocated by Joint Seat Allocation Authority /Central Seat Allocation Board. However, the admission to the M.Tech. degree is made on the basis of GATE score through Centralized Counselling for M.Tech./M.Arch./M. Plan Admissions.
Admission to the doctoral programmes are accomplished through the CUET and followed by an interview.
Admission to B.Voc. programme is done through an aptitude test conducted by the university.
Accreditation and rankings
Central University of Rajasthan was ranked in the 151–200 band by the NIRF universities ranking of 2024.The university has received A++ Grade from NAAC.