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{{short description|Indian university}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Maharaja Surajmal Brij University
| former_name = Brij University, Bharatpur
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| mottoeng = Knowledge is the greatest eye
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2012}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
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| chancellor = {{Rajasthan governor}}
| vice_chancellor = R.K.S. Dhakarey
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| city = [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
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| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| website = {{URL|http://msbrijuniversity.ac.in//}}
| image = Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur logo.png
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'''Maharaja Surajmal Brij University''', formerly '''Brij University, Bharatpur''', is a [[State university (India)|state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/State%20University%20as%20on%2029-06-2017.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017|date=29 June 2017|accessdate=1 July 2017|format=PDF|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> located at [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. {{As of|2019}}, it operates from the campus of [[Maharani Shri Jaya College]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact information |url=http://msbrijuniversity.ac.in/home/show_page/IMc21LDa |website=msbrijuniversity.ac.in |accessdate=10 July 2019}}</ref>

==History==
Brij University, Bharatpur was established in 2012 by the [[Government of Rajasthan]] through ''Brij University, Bharatpur Act, 2012''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://brijuniversity.ac.in/aboutuniversity/act_of_university |title=Brij University, Bharatpur Act, 2012 |publisher=[[Government of Rajasthan]] |date=14 October 2012|work=Rajasthan Gazette |access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> and K. D. Swami was appointed as the founder [[Vice Chancellor]] (VC).<ref name=quit>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Hamza |title=Rajasthan: Citing harassment by BJP MLA, Brij University V-C quits |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rajasthan-citing-harassment-by-bjp-mla-brij-university-v-c-quits/ |accessdate=10 July 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 April 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the institute is the [[Governor of Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chancellor |url=http://msbrijuniversity.ac.in/home/show_page/zCElJLwB |website=msbrijuniversity.ac.in |accessdate=10 July 2019}}</ref> In 2014, in commemoration of [[Maharaja Surajmal]], it was renamed Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur through ''Brij University, Bharatpur (Change of Name) Act, 2014''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://brijuniversity.ac.in/aboutuniversity/gennevo |title=Genesis & Evolution |publisher=Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur |website=brijuniversity.ac.in |access-date=2017-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721045627/http://brijuniversity.ac.in/aboutuniversity/gennevo |archive-date=21 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2016 Swami quit his position, citing harassment by [[Vijay Bansal]] as the cause, while Bansal accused Swami of "administrative and financial irregularities".<ref name=quit/> Ashwini Kumar Bansal was appointed VC in February 2017<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/rajasthan-governor-kalyan-singh-appoints-vice-chancellors-for-3-universities/533300/ |title=Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh appoints vice chancellors for 3 universities |date=2017-02-01 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] | agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |access-date=2017-07-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> and R.K.S. Dhakarey replaced him in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/agra-news/prof-rajesh-dhakrey-became-vc-of-maharaja-surajmal-brij-university-5794833/|title=prof rajesh dhakrey became vc of maharaja surajmal brij university|date=2020-02-19|work=Patrika|access-date=2020-03-24|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|language=hi}}</ref>

==Affiliated colleges==
The university affiliates colleges from two districts of Rajasthan, [[Bharatpur District|Bharatpur]] and [[Dholpur District|Dholpur]].
{{as of|2019}}, the university has three affiliated law colleges, 23 B.Ed/M.Ed. colleges, 16 U.G./P.G. colleges and 19 B.Ed. & integrated colleges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliated colleges |url=http://msbrijuniversity.ac.in/home/show_page/wnIVYGJL |website=msbrijuniversity.ac.in |accessdate=10 July 2019}}</ref> Notable affiliated colleges include [[Maharani Shri Jaya College]].

==See also==
* [[Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official|http://msbrijuniversity.ac.in}}
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{{Universities in Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Bharatpur, Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Rajasthan]]
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