The University of Rajasthan, Jaipur was established on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was renamed to Rajasthan University in 1956.This is the oldest university in state of Rajasthan. Being hub of higher education in Rajasthan it not only has students from Rajasthan but also attracts students
from other part of country and overseas. Earlier University had jurisdiction over the entire state but with creation of other universities in the state its jurisdiction is now limited to few districts of Rajasthan.Excellence in Education and Research is among the goals of university. It has been accredited A+ by NAAC India.

University of Rajasthan is a multi-faculty university and the faculties that come under umbrella of University of Rajasthan are Arts, Commerce, Science, Education, Fine Arts, Management, Social Sciences and Law. It provides Under Graduate, Post Graduate, PhD, Diploma and certficate Courses by various departments under its faculties.

The University has well established infrastructure, it is spread over acres, has a number of hostels and a large library in the campus covering books from various subjects to cater the educational needs of students.