Govind Guru Tribal University (GGTU), formerly Rajiv Gandhi Tribal University. is a state university located at Banswara, Rajasthan, India. It was established in 2012, and renamed in 2016.

History

It was established in 2012 by the Government of Rajasthan through the ''Rajiv Gandhi Tribal University, Udaipur Act, 2012'' and was to be named after the 6th Prime Minister of India,

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to beco ...

, and to be located in Udaipur. T.C. Damor was appointed the first Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university in July 2013. The university was run from a building within Mohanlal Sukhadia University with no regular faculty other than the VC. In 2016 it was renamed through the ''Rajiv Gandhi Tribal University, Udaipur (Change of Name and Headquarters, and Amendment) Act, 2016'', and its headquarters moved to Banswara. It has jurisdiction over all colleges in the districts of Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh. K.C. Sodani was appointed (VC) of the university in July 2017. I.V. Trivedi was appointed VC in July 2020.

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* Universities in Rajasthan Educational institutions established in 2012 2012 establishments in Rajasthan Banswara district {{Rajasthan-university-stub