Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University is an institution of higher education located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the largest and oldest and top most institutions of higher education in Chhattisgarh . It is Accrediation of B++ by NAAC . 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]
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 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
The university has a large 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
Jurisdiction of RSU covers the entire central and southern part of Chhattisgarh. There are 180 educational institutions affiliated to the University.[4]
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 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
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University was ranked in the 151–200 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023[5] and 101-150 band in the pharmacy ranking.[6]
