University of Rajasthan is a

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and

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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

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, 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 Maharani College is a girls college in the city of Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan. The college was established in 1944 and is one of six constituent colleges of University of Rajasthan. It was established on the name of Maharani Gayatri Devi ...

* 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 : 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