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.
AThe 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. chool of Studies in Adult, Continuing
Education & Extension.
The university includes different departements like 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
Number of freshmen offered admission: 5000
Last Updated on: Nov 26, 2024