Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University

State university in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University

Former name

| Allahabad State University
Type| State University (Government)
Established| 17 June 2016
(7 years ago) (17 June 2016)
Chancellor| Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor| Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Location|

Prayagraj

Uttar Pradesh

India

25°21′24″N 81°53′23″E﻿ / ﻿25.356667°N 81.889722°E﻿ / 25.356667; 81.889722
Campus| Urban, 123 acre
Affiliations| UGC
Website| prsuniv.ac.in

Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University (PRSU), formerly Allahabad State University, is a state university located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 2016, it has jurisdiction over the four districts of the Prayagraj division.

## History[edit]

Allahabad State University was established through the Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2013, which saw to establish a state university in Prayagraj since the University of Allahabad was given the status of central university, leaving the district with no state university. The act gave the university jurisdiction over the colleges in the four districts of Prayagraj division, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Fatehpur and Pratapgarh, previously affiliated to Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University.[1] However, due to difficulties in transferring the land,[2] the construction of the university was delayed until 2016, when it was announced on the 2016 budget that funds were assigned and the land was identified for the university,[3] leading to the official date of establishment on 17 June 2016.[4] In 2018, following the renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj, proposals were made to rename the university as well.[5] In 2019 the university was renamed after Rajendra Singh through an ordinance,[6] which was later that year replaced by the Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019.[1]

The first vice-chancellor VC of the university was Rajendra Prasad, who was originally appointed Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for the establishment of the university.[3] Prasad was replaced by Sangeeta Srivastava in June 2019.[7][8] Srivastava resided until November 2020, when she was appointed VC of Allahabad University and replaced with K.N. Singh, which took the position as an additional charge. In March 2021 Akhilesh Kumar Singh took charge as VC.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2010 and further amendments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
2. ^ "इलाहाबाद स्टेट यूनिवर्सिटी से जुड़ेंगे 460 डिग्री कॉलेज". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 24 February 2016.
3. ^ a b Mani, Rajiv (12 February 2016). "Proposed Allahabad state university to affiliate 460 colleges of four districts". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
4. ^ "List of State Universities as on 23.08.2022" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
5. ^ "Allahabad University to be renamed as Prayagraj State University, proposal sent to UP Govt". Zee News. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
6. ^ "The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019" (PDF).
7. ^ "इलाहाबाद स्टेट यूनिवर्सिटी की कुलपति बनीं प्रो. संगीता श्रीवास्तव, राज्यपाल ने की नियुक्ति". 26 June 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
8. ^ "Allahabad State University: Prof Sangeeta Srivastava is the new VC, Read details here". Jagranjosh. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
9. ^ "Prof AK Singh takes charge as new VC of Rajju Bhaiya State varsity". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Universities in Uttar Pradesh

Central|

* Aligarh Muslim University
* Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
* Banaras Hindu University
* Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University
* Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
* University of Allahabad

State|

* Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology
* Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University
* Banda University of Agriculture and Technology
* Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya
* Bundelkhand University
* Chaudhary Charan Singh University
* Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
* Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
* Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
* Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
* Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
* Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
* Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences
* Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
* Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University
* Gautam Buddha University
* Harcourt Butler Technical University
* Jananayak Chandrashekhar University
* Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University
* King George's Medical University
* Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
* Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
* Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University
* Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University
* Prof. Rajendra Singh University
* Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
* Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
* Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
* Siddharth University
* U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University and Cattle Research Institute
* University of Lucknow
* Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University
* Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
* Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

Deemed|

* Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
* Dayalbagh Educational Institute
* Indian Veterinary Research Institute
* Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences
* Shiv Nadar University
* Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology

Private|

* Amity University, Noida
* Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow
* Bareilly International University
* Bennett University
* Era University
* F.S. University
* Galgotias University
* GLA University
* IFTM University
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* Invertis University
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* Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
* Mangalayatan University
* Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
* Mohammad Ali Jauhar University
* Monad University
* Rama University
* Sanskriti University
* Sharda University
* Shobhit University
* Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University
* Shri Venkateshwara University
* Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
* Teerthanker Mahaveer University

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