Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

State University in Chhattisgarh

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Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University

Motto| Agne Naya Supatha Raye (Lord lead us into the Virtuous Path)
Type| Public
Established| 1964 (1964)
Vice-Chancellor| Prof. Keshari Lal Verma

Academic staff

| >100
Students| 5000
Location|

Raipur, Chhattisgarh

India

Campus| Urban
Affiliations| UGC
Website| www.prsuuniv.in

Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University is an institution of higher education located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the largest and oldest institutions of higher education in Chhattisgarh. It is a state university founded in 1964 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university which affiliates about 144[1] colleges and has 29 University Teaching Departments.[2]

## History[edit]

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* Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, was established in 1964. It is named after Pt. Ravishankar Shukla, the first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.[3] 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, computer science, etc. in 23 schools and 144 affiliated colleges spread over 5 districts of Chhattisgarh.[citation needed]

## Campus[edit]

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

## Affiliated colleges[edit]

Jurisdiction of RSU covers entire central and southern part of Chhattisgarh. There are 180 educational institutions affiliated to the University.[4]

## Departments[edit]

* 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 Basic Sciences
* 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[edit]

* Azad Hostel
* Gandhi Hostel
* Powergrid Hostel
* Research Hostel
* Girls Professional Hostel
* Girls Hostel
* Girls Research Hostel
* Naveen Kanya Hostel
* Girls SC/ST Hostel

## Rankings[edit]

University and college rankings

General – India
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[5]| 101–150
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2020)[6]| 59

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University was ranked in the 101–150 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020[5] and 59 in the pharmacy ranking.[6]

## References[edit]

* India portal
* Education portal

1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2017-08-22.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "PTRSU Raipur (CG)". Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
3. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister". Times Of India.
4. ^ "Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University". www.prsu.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
5. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
6. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Universities in Chhattisgarh

State|

* Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya
* Bastar Vishwavidyalaya
* Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya
* Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University
* Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya
* Hidayatullah National Law University
* Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya
* Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya
* Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University
* Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University
* Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh
* Sarguja University

Central|

* Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

Private|

* Amity University, Raipur
* Dr. C.V. Raman University
* ITM University, Raipur
* ICFAI University, Raipur
* ISBM University
* Kalinga University
* Maharishi University of Management and Technology
* MATS University
* O.P. Jindal University
* Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University

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* ISNI
* VIAF

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* United States

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