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| Motto | तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु |
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Motto in English | May our study be luminous, effective, and purposeful. |
| Type | Central University |
| Established | 2009; 16 years ago (2009)[1] |
| Accreditation | NAAC (A++)[2] |
| Chancellor | Vacant[3] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Anand Bhalerao[4] |
| Visitor | President of India[5] |
Academic staff | Faculty 177[6] (in January 2023) |
Total staff | 168[6] (in January 2023) |
| Students | 2453[6] (in January 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 142[6] (in January 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 1318[6] (in January 2023) |
| 339[6] (in January 2023) | |
Other students | 26[6] (in January 2023) |
| Location | Bandar Sindri,Ajmer ,,26°37′39″N75°01′54″E / 26.627392°N 75.031672°E /26.627392; 75.031672 |
| Campus | Rural, 518 acres |
| Acronym | CURAJ or CU-R |
| Affiliations | UGC,AIU,ACU |
| Website | www |
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Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ or CU-R) is acentral public university, situated inAjmer,Rajasthan,India, established by anAct of Parliament and are under the purview of theDepartment of Higher Education in theMinistry of Education.[7] It has 12 schools and 36 academic departments, along with one community college, offering programs intechnology,science,humanities,commerce,management,public policy andsocial sciences, with an emphasis on both education and research.
CU-R was established by an Act of Parliament[1] as acentral university on 3 March 2009. The university was started in 2009-10 with two PG programmes namelyM.Sc./M.A. statistics (actuarial) and M.Sc. Tech. mathematics inMalaviya 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 (NH-8) at Bandar Sindri village of Ajmer district.
Doctoral andundergraduate programmes were started in 2013-14.
CU-R is located on the Jaipur-Ajmer Expressway (NH-8), 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Jaipur and 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Ajmer, and measures more than 209 hectares (518 acres). This land was donated by theGovernment 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 ofrainwater 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 ofRajasthan with contemporary design elements. Thechhatri andjaali are used in the buildings to give a unique blend of the traditional and modern architecture.
The university has a football ground, a cricket ground, two basketball courts, two volleyball grounds and many fields for various other sports.[8]
The university library has more than 31,000 books including references and subscribed more than 8000 online journals undere-ShodhSindhu (UGC- INFONET Digital Library) 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.[9]
The university is organized into twelve schools, each of which has several departments:[10]
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| Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy |
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| Commerce & Management |
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| Earth Sciences |
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| Sports Sciences, Yoga, and Education |
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| Engineering and Technology |
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| Humanities & Languages |
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| Life Sciences |
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| Mathematics, Statistics & Computational Sciences |
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CU-R offers academic and research programmes intechnology,science,humanities,commerce,management,public policy andsocial sciences. This includes five year integrated M.Sc. programmes in various fields, leading to the degree ofB.Sc. and M.Sc. These programmes have four core subjects in the 1st and 2nd year (semester I - IV), and only one subject as major (likehonors degree) in 3rd year (semester V & VI) 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.
The university admits students to integratedM.Sc., integrated M.Sc.-B.Ed and PG programmes through theCommon University Entrance Test (CUET) held yearly and conducted at centers all over India. Earlier, the university coordinated the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) each year from its introduction. In 2017, ten universities took part in CUCET, which includedCentral 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 andAssam University.[12] The last CUCET was held in 2020, in which15Central Universities, 4State Universities and theNational Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli participated.[13] From 2021, theNational Testing Agency has been assigned the task of conducting theCommon University Entrance Test (CUET) for Postgraduate (PG) programmes.[14]
The admission to theBachelor of Technology (BTech) degree is done through the seat allocated byJoint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)/Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB).[15][16] However, the admission to theM.Tech. degree is made on the basis ofGATE score through Centralized Counselling forM.Tech./M.Arch./M. Plan Admissions.[17]
Admission to thedoctoral programmes are accomplished through the CUET and followed by an interview.
Admission to B.Voc. (interior design) programme is done through an aptitude test conducted by the university.[18][19]
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Central University of Rajasthan was ranked in the 151–200 band by theNIRF universities ranking of 2024.[20]
The university has received A++ Grade fromNAAC.[21]
Besides academics, a range of societies and clubs exist for students like the student-run University Magazine called उdaan, the film club, the music club, the dance club, the photography club known as the Lenswala, TheMathletes, the Navsrijan Society and the Economics Society of CU-R. The annual cultural fest is known as Marukriti. Math Earth, the Economania, Impresario and Myriad Hues are the annual fests of the respective department and student societies of the university. The university's students also participate in regional and national level inter-university fests and competitions like theAssociation of Indian Universities annual fest known as UNIFEST.[citation needed]
There are 6 residences (hostels), including 2 hostels for UG and PG male students, 2 hostels for UG and PG female students, one hostel for male research scholars, teaching and non-teaching staff and one hostel for female research scholars, teaching and non-teaching staff.[22]
In 2016, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Mathematics, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room.[23][24][25] A student of B.Sc. microbiology allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel on the campus on 27 January 2023.[26] In another incident, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Social Works, who hailed from Ladakh, was found hanging in her hostel room on 26 July 2023.[27][28]
In August 2023, a female student accused the security officer of the university of clicking and circulating her photograph without her permission. Police reached the campus after students protested, and the university ordered an internal investigation.[29][30]
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