Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University
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| Motto | Agne Naya Supatha Raye (Lord lead us into the Virtuous Path) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1964 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Shiv Kumar Pandey |
Academic staff | >100 |
| Students | 5000 |
| Location | Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.prsu.ac.in |
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University is an institution of higher education located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Chhattisgarh. It is a State university founded in 1964 by Government of Madhya Pradesh. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university which affiliates 129[1] colleges and has 29 University Teaching Departments (UTDs)[2]
Contents
1 History
2 Campus
3 Departments
4 Hostels
5 Rankings
6 References
7 External links
History
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, was established in 1964. It is named after Pt. Ravishankar Shukla, the first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. The university came into being on May 1 and was functional from June 1, 1964 with 46 affiliated colleges, five university teaching departments (UTDs) and 34,000 students. Indira Gandhi, the then minister of Information & Broadcasting, inaugurated the university postgraduate department in five subjects on July 2, 1965.
The university has grown enormously over the last 44 years in terms of number of students (approx. 1.2 lakh) as well as disciplines, viz., humanities, natural science, law, education, pharmacy, management, physical education, library science and computer science, etc. in 28 schools and 261 affiliated colleges spread over 11 districts of Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh was carved out as a political entity on 1 November 2000 by the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Campus
The university has a sprawling campus in the western part of the capital of Raipur city. The campus has the following facilities:
- Library Building
- Computer Centre
- Administrative Block
- Health Centre
- Bioscience Block
- Vice Chancellor's & Registrar's Lodge
- Geology Building
- Law Building
- Electronic Building
- Cellular & Molecular Biology Building
- Science Block
- Boy's & Girl's Hostel
- Auditorium
- Teacher's Hostel
- Play Ground
- Guest House
- Stadium
- Gymnasium
- Employment Bureau
Departments
- School of Studies in Adult, Continuing Education & Extension
- School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology
- School of Studies in Anthropology
- School of Studies in Physics and Astrophysics
- School of Studies in Bio-Technology
- Center for Regional Studies and Research
- Center for Woman Studies
- School of Studies in Chemistry
- School of Studies in Comparative Religion and Philosophy
- School of Studies in Computer Science & IT
- School of Studies in Economics
- School of Studies in Electronics
- Institute of Teachers Education
- School of Studies in Geography
- School of Studies in Geology and Water Resource Management
- School of Studies in Statistics
- School of Studies in History
- Institute of Management
- University Institute of Pharmacy
- Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management
- School of Studies in Law
- School of Studies in Library and Information Science
- School of Studies in Life Sciences
- School of Studies in linguistic
- School of Studies in Literature and Languages
- School of Studies in Molecular Biology
- School of Studies in Mathematics
- School of Studies in Zoology
- School of Studies in Psychology
Hostels
- Azad Hostel
- Gandhi Hostel
Rankings
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
NIRF (Universities) (2018)[3] | 101–150 |
| Pharmacy – India | |
NIRF (2018)[4] | 48 |
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University was ranked in the 101–150 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018[3] and 48 in the pharmacy ranking.[4]
References
^ http://www.prsu.ac.in/Admin_1/Upload_Data/Data/9658.pdf
^ http://www.prsu.ac.in/UTDDepartments.aspx
^ ab "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
External links
Official website
Coordinates: 21°14′44″N 81°35′37″E / 21.2455°N 81.5935°E / 21.2455; 81.5935
