Central University of Rajasthan
Central University of Rajasthan, is a central university located in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. CURAJ has 12 schools, 30 academic departments and one community college covering Technology, Science, Humanities, Commerce, Management, Public Policy and Social Science programs with a strong emphasis on scientific, technological and social education as well as research. Total student enrollment at the university exceeds 1700 and includes students from over 23 states.
History
CURAJ was established by an Act of Parliament as a central university on 3 March 2009. The university was started in 2009-10 with two PG programmes namely M.Sc./M.A. Statistics and M.Sc.Tech. Mathematics in Malaviya 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 at Bandar Sindri village of Ajmer district.Doctoral and undergraduate programmes were started in 2013-14.
Administration
Campus
CURAJ is located on the Jaipur-Ajmer Expressway, 83 km from Jaipur and 40 km from Ajmer and measures more than 209 hectares. This land was donated by the Government of Rajasthan in 2010, construction had 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 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 art permanent buildings for hostels and implemented the concept of rain water harvesting successfully by creating seven ponds in the campus at different locations and a sewage treatment plant has also been constructed at the perifery whose outlet is used in watering plants.
The buildings are constructed using a fusion of traditional architectural features of Rajasthan with contemporary design elements. The chhatri and jaali are used in the buildings give a unique blend of the traditional and modern architecture.
Sports facilities
The craze of sports is increasing nowadays, so keeping this in sight a Football ground, a Cricket ground, 2 Basketball courts, 2 Volleyball grounds and many fields for various other sports have been constructed.Library
The university library has more than 31000+ books including references and subscribed more than 8000 online journals under e-ShodhSindhu Consortium and more than 2000 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.Academics
Programmes
CURAJ offers academic and research programmes in Technology, Science, Humanities, Commerce, Management, Public Policy and Social Sciences. This includes five year integrated M.Sc. programmes in various fields, leading to the degree of B.Sc. and M.Sc. These programmes have four core subjects in the 1st and 2nd year, and only one subject as major in 3rd year 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.
Admissions
The university admits students to integrated M. Sc., Integrated M.Sc.-B.Ed and PG programmes through the Central Universities Common Entrance Test held yearly, and conducted at centers all over India. Admission to M. Tech. programme is made once a year on the basis of GATE score through Centralized Counselling for M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Plan.. Admission to the Doctoral programmes were accomplished through the CUCET and followed by an interview.Admission to B.Voc. programme is done through an aptitude test conducted by the university.
The university coordinates CUCET each year from its introduction. In 2017, ten universities are taking part in CUCET, including CURAJ. Other universities are Central 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 and Assam University
Research
The university offers Ph.D. programs in each department.Accreditation and ranking
The university has been ranked 34th in the NIRF raking released in April, 2016 and accredited with grade "A" by NAAC in September, 2016.Schools and departments
The university is organised into elevan schools, each of which has several departments:| Schools | Departments |
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| Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy | |
| Commerce & Management | |
| Earth Sciences | |
| Education | |
| Engineering and Technology | |
| Humanities & Languages | |
| Life Sciences | |
| Mathematics, Statistics & Computational Sciences | |
| Physical Sciences | |
| Social Sciences | |
| Sports Sciences MYAS-CURAJ |