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{{Short description|Central university located in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India}}
{{distinguish|University of Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox university
| name = Central University of Rajasthant
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| coordinates = {{coord|26.627392|75.031672|display=inline,title}}
| image = Logo_of_Central_University_of_Rajasthan.gif
| motto =
| mottoeng = May our study be brilliant and effective
| established = 2009<ref name="Central Universities Act 2009">{{cite web |title=Central Universities Act 2009|url=http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/CentralUniversitiesAct.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Human Resource Development website }}</ref>
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| type = [[Central University, India|Central University]]
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| chancellor = Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan<ref>{{cite web|title=Chancellor|url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=214|website=www.curaj.ac.in|access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref>
| vice_chancellor = Neeraj Gupta<ref name="Vice Chancellor">{{cite web|title=Vice Chancellor|url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=215 |publisher= Central University of Rajasthan website}}</ref>
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| students = 1700<ref name="Central University of Rajasthan Self Study Report Part 1">{{cite web |title=Central University of Rajasthan Self Study Report Part 1|url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/2015/conf/NAAC%20SSR%20Report%20-%20Part%201.pdf |publisher=Central University of Rajasthan website }}</ref> (in May 2015)
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| city = Bandar Sindri, [[Ajmer]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
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| country = [[India]]
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| campus = [[Rural area|Rural]]
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| free_label = Acronym
| free = CURaj
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]
| website = {{url|http://www.curaj.ac.in/}}
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'''Central University of Rajasthan''' ('''CURAJ'''), is a [[Central University, India|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 Sciences|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<ref name="Central Universities Act 2009"/> as a [[Central University, India|central university]] on 3 March 2009. The university was started in 2009-10 with two PG programmes namely M.Sc./M.A. Statistics (Actuarial) and M.Sc.Tech. Mathematics in [[Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur|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 ([[NH-8]]) at Bandar Sindri village of Ajmer district.

Doctoral and undergraduate programmes were started in 2013-14.

==Campus==
CURAJ is located on the Jaipur-Ajmer Expressway ([[NH-8]]), 83 km from Jaipur and 40 km from Ajmer and measures more than 209 hectares (518 acres). 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 periphery 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 university has a football ground, a cricket ground, two basketball courts, two volleyball grounds and many fields for various other sports.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

===Library===
The university library has more than 31000+ books including references and subscribed more than 8000 online journals under e-ShodhSindhu (UGC- INFONET Digital Library) 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.<ref name="Central Library">{{cite web |title=Central Library |url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=90 |publisher=Central University of Rajasthan website }}</ref>

==Organisation and administration==
===Governance===
[[File:Organisational structure CURAJ.jpg|500px|center|thumb|Organisational structure of the Central University of Rajasthan]]

===Schools and departments===
The university is organised into elevan schools, each of which has several departments:<ref name="School">{{cite web|title=School|url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=210 |publisher=Central University of Rajasthan }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Schools
!Departments
|-
| Architecture
|
* Department of Architecture
* DDU Kaushal Kendra
|-
| Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy
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* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Pharmacy
|-
| Commerce & Management
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* Department of Commerce
* Department of Management
|-
| Earth Sciences
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* Department of Atmospheric Science
* Department of Environmental Science
|-
| Education
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* Department of Education
* Department of Yoga
|-
| Engineering and Technology
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* Department of Computer Science and Engineering
* Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
*Department of Biomedical Engineering
|-
| Humanities & Languages
|
* Department of English
* Department of Hindi
* Department of Linguistics
|-
| Life Sciences
|
* Department of Biochemistry
* Department of Biotechnology
* Department of Microbiology
|-
| Mathematics, Statistics & Computational Sciences
|
* Department of Computer Science
* Department of Data Science & Analytics
* Department of Mathematics
* Department of Statistics
|-
| Physical Sciences
|
* Department of Physics
|-
| Social Sciences
|
* Department of Culture and Media Studies
* Department of Economics
* Department of Public Policy, Law and Governance
* Department of Social Work
* Department of Society - Technology Interface
|-
| Sports Sciences MYAS-CURAJ
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* Department of Sports Bio-Sciences
* Department of Sports Biomechanics
* Department of Sports Psychology
|-
|}

==Academics==

=== Programmes ===
CURAJ offers academic and research programmes in [[Technology]], [[Sciences|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 (Semester I - IV), and only one subject as major (like Honors 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.

===Admissions===
The university admits students to integrated M. Sc., Integrated M.Sc.-B.Ed and PG programmes through the [[Central Universities Common Entrance Test]] (CUCET) held yearly, and conducted at centers all over India. Admission to M. Tech. programme is made once a year on the basis of [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] score through Centralized Counselling for M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Plan. (CCMT).<ref name="CCMT">{{cite web |title=CCMT|url=http://www.ccmt.in/ |publisher=CCMT Website }}</ref> Admission to the Doctoral programmes were accomplished through the CUCET and followed by an interview.

Admission to B.Voc. ([[Interior design|Interior Design]]) programme is done through an aptitude test conducted by the university.<ref name="CURAJ">{{cite web|title=B. Voc.|url=https://www.gyanking.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CUCET.pdf|publisher=Central University of Rajasthan}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="CURAJ web">{{cite web |title=B. Voc. 2015|url=http://www.curaj.ac.in/Default.aspx?PageId=213/ |publisher=Central University of Rajasthan}}</ref>

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]]<ref name="CUCET 2017">{{cite web|title=CUCET 2017|url=https://www.cucet2017.co.in/WebPages/StaticPages/Home.aspx/|publisher=CUCET|access-date=25 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051058/https://www.cucet2017.co.in/WebPages/StaticPages/Home.aspx|archive-date=26 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Research ===
The university offers Ph.D. programs in each department.

===Accreditation and ranking===
The university has been ranked 34th in the NIRF ranking released in April, 2016<ref name="National Institutional Ranking Framework, MHRD">{{cite web |title=NIRF website|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/univ|publisher=National Institutional Ranking Framework website }}</ref> and accredited with grade "A" by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] in September, 2016.<ref name="National Assessment and Accreditation Council">{{cite web |title=NAAC website|url=http://www.naac.gov.in/ |publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council website }}</ref>

{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and college
| NIRF_U_2020 = 100-150
}}

==Student life==
[[File:Prof. A.P. Singh..jpg|right|thumb|A.P. Singh addressing the audience during the closing ceremony of "Math Earth-2K18"]]

Besides academics, a range of societies and clubs exist for students like the student-run media group called Astitva, the Film Club, the Music Club, the Dance Club, the photography club known as the Lenswala, The Mathletes, the Navsrijan Society and the Economics Society of CURAJ. 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 the [[Association of Indian Universities]] annual fest known as UNIFEST.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

===Halls of residence===
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 <ref name="Hostel">{{cite web |title=Hostel |url=https://curaj.ac.in/hosteldetails/curaj-hostels|publisher=Central University of Rajasthan website }}</ref>
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[[File:Hostel building.jpg|thumb|Hostel B-5]]

==See also==
* [[Ajmer]]
* [[Jaipur]]
* [[Banaras Hindu University]]
* [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
* [[Malaviya National Institute of Technology]]
* [[University of Rajasthan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://curaj.ac.in}}

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