Central University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Central University of Rajasthan (CU-R or CURAJ) is a central public university established by an Act of Parliament on 3 March 2009, functioning under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (India). It began in 2009-10 with two PG programmes at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, later moved to R.K. Patni College, Kishangarh in 2010-11, and shifted to its permanent campus at Bandar Sindri village, Ajmer district, in 2012-13. Doctoral and undergraduate programmes started in 2013-14. The university spans over 209 hectares on the Jaipur-Ajmer Expressway (NH-8), about 83 km from Jaipur and 40 km from Ajmer. It comprises 12 schools and 36 academic departments, along with one community college, offering programmes in technology, science, humanities, commerce, management, public policy, and social sciences. Admissions are conducted through CUET, JoSAA/CSAB for BTech, and GATE-based counselling for MTech. The university holds NAAC A++ accreditation and was ranked in the 151–200 band by NIRF in 2024. Campus facilities include a library with over 31,000 books, sports grounds, an auditorium, hostels, and rainwater harvesting ponds.