University of Rajasthan is a

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and

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Jaipur, Rajasthan Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known a ...

, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of

Rajputana Rājputana, meaning "Land of the Rajputs", was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and some adjoining areas of Sindh in modern-day ...

and was given its current name in 1956.

Campus

Spread in approximately on

Jawaharlal Nehru Marg ''Bailey Road'' (also known as Nehru Path) is a road and neighbourhood in Patna, India. It connects Patna with Danapur. It roughly starts from Income Tax Golambar and ends in Danapur, running through the heart of the city. It is one of the most ...

, also known as the central spine of Jaipur, the central campus incubates various departments, libraries, sports complexes etc. 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. , University of Rajasthan has published a list of 255 Affiliated Colleges.

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

Notable alumni

Arts, cinema And literature

Ramkumar Singh Ramkumar Singh is an Indian screenwriter, Hindi fiction writer, film lyricist, Film criticism, film critic and a columnist. Early life He was born at Birania, Fatehpur, Rajasthan, Fatehpur Shekhawati (Rajasthan) in 1975. Career His short ...

: Journalist, fiction writer and screenwriter

Politics and law

Science, technology and medicine

Sports

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajasthan Universities and colleges in Jaipur Universities in Rajasthan Educational institutions established in 1947 1947 establishments in India