Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth

Brief Outline

Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth ranks among the prestigious Deemed-to-be Universities in the beautiful state of Rajasthan. It is important to remember that historically, Rajasthan has been a paradise for knowledge seekers, as it has had rich cultural heritage in the form of manuscripts, historic documents, icons, photographs and monuments.

Pandit Janardan Rai Nagar established "Rajasthan Vidyapeeth" in 1937 to uplift the down-trodden common man in the feudal state of Mewar. Started as Night Study Centre for the Elementary, Secondary and Advanced Courses in Hindi, our national language, Rajasthan Vidyapeeth has grown into a large complex of more than 50 institutions today spread over several districts of Rajasthan. Today it is a Deemed University located in Udaipur, popularly known as the city of lakes. It was granted the status of deemed university in 1987. Now, it is one of the oldest universities of Udaipur.

Main Objective

It is a unique Institute of its kind in Rajasthan, which was established primarily for the conservation of cultural heritage and creating awareness especially among the poor who could not afford to educate their children, as is evident from the basic objective of establishing the Evening (Shramjeevi) College which would admit the students who worked during day-hours and wanted to educate themselves for better job opportunities.

Ranking and Recognition

In the prestigious and widely acclaimed educational ranking of Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF- 2021), Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth at 67th Rank in IIRF Deemed University Ranking 2021.