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Universities of Rajasthan

The Universities of Rajasthan are some of the best group of institutions in western India, offering higher education. The Government of Rajasthan has duly emphasized higher education in this state. The curriculum of education in the Universities of Rajasthan has been actively promoting the masses to educate their children after school level.

Universities of  Rajasthan The University Grants Commission records of Rajasthan show that about 3,63,172 young girls and boys have enrolled into colleges and universities of the state in the year 2002-2003 and the number of women enrolling into such institutions has been exceptionally high too. About 1,17,416 i.e. 32.33% of the students enrolled were women. Rajasthan possesses some universities that are not only commendable for its academic scenario, but also for its cultural activities, thus upholding the cultural heritage of Rajasthan.

Other than the medical and law colleges, there are also many Sanskrit, Ayurveda and agricultural universities in Rajasthan. The University of Rajasthan is the oldest university of Rajasthan and derived its present name in 1956 from the University of Rajputana. Commerce College, Maharani College, Maharaja College, Law College and Rajasthan College are some of the colleges working in the constituency of the University of Rajasthan.

Jai Narain Vyas University also known as University of Jodhpur was established in 1962 and it took over the four colleges of Jodhpur that were controlled by the state government. Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Law and Science are the primary faculties of this university. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University is a university in Kota, established on July 23, 1987, and was initially known as Kota Open University. This university focuses particularly on the commerce, humanities, library science and informatics.

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University is located in Ajmer city of Rajasthan state and one of the most popular education centers, following the principles of the great philosopher Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati. Rajasthan also boasts another popular university located in Bikaner, called the University of Bikaner. The university was established in 2003 and marks a significant milestone in the development of tertiary education in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Agriculture University in Bikaner, consists of six colleges and teaching is split between two campuses. National Law University of Jodhpur is a sovereign Law University in India and committed to the cause of providing Legal Education, through various under-graduate and post-graduate courses of law. Other than the mentioned ones, there are also many more universities in Rajasthan. Suresh Gyanvihar University, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Rajasthan Ayurveda University, University of Kota are some of the best known universities of the state and offers quality education to its students.

(Last Updated on : 3/01/2009)
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